Re:Google told its scientists to ‘strike a positive tone’ in...
by pjc50 on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @08:39AM
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> For ages Christianity was a source of ethics in Europe (less in US, that's why you could have slavery in modern times there)
This is completely incoherent and ahistorical; the US was in many ways more Christian, or at least more intensely Christian and making it a key part of its politics, right from the Pilgrim Fathers to televangelists.
People gave pro-slavery speeches from pulpits in both the US and UK. There were some Christians against it, most notably the Quakers, but slavery and the alleged moral justifications for it were in no way incompatible with Christianity.
Even today, US churches tend to be ("voluntarily") segregated.
This is completely incoherent and ahistorical; the US was in many ways more Christian, or at least more intensely Christian and making it a key part of its politics, right from the Pilgrim Fathers to televangelists.
People gave pro-slavery speeches from pulpits in both the US and UK. There were some Christians against it, most notably the Quakers, but slavery and the alleged moral justifications for it were in no way incompatible with Christianity.
Even today, US churches tend to be ("voluntarily") segregated.