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…." It was also common in the Roman Empire. By the time of Christ abortion was well-known and common in the ancient world. But the coming of Christ and the spread of the Christian faith brought a challenge to the practice of abortion. In the period immediately…

…of feudalism. The people still looked for protection, and since there were no more feudal manors, the king assumed the role of protector. The church in the Middle Ages held near absolute power. Nearly all Europeans at this time were Roman Catholic Christians…

…descriptions of brutality, Equiano condemns slavery from a Christian understanding of “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. Telling his story from a Euro-centric perspective allows his intended audience to identify with him more readily so that he…

…Act 1 scene 3 line 94 when he calls him the devil. Antonio is also a moneylender but he does not charge interest and is a Christian and so has more business so he is one of Shylocks competitors. Shylocks daughter Jessica is seeing a Christian called…

…Dorothy Day and Her Controversial Views Dorothy Day was a very compassionate women. She has made many contributions to our society though she could be considered a socialist and a pacifist. Her views on Christianity were to "comfort the afflicted…

…Europe in the spring of 1096 on their way to Constantinople. This roving army of peasants wreaked havoc all over the Balkans against anyone considered an enemy to Christianity, but later in autumn, the real army, the Barons' Crusade, which was a mix of German…

…to be the same thing throughout Europe, the Italians and the northerners conceived it differently. Some of the more important northern humanists include John Calvin, Thomas More in England, and Erasmus of Rotterdam. The Christian humanism of the north is easily…

…rowing benches on each side of the boat. Early Viking voyages consisted of raiding Christian churches and monasteries and robing and burning harmless villages. The Vikings usually had superior weapons and were well trained. Hence, they usually got what…

…she worked as a domestic servant. There she became closely associated with a Christian evangelist named Elijah Pierson. In 1843 she left New York, took the name Sojourner Truth, and began a life of preaching that carried her throughout the Northern states…

…from corrupting or compromising the political process and undermining the Constitution in this insidious manner was at the heart of the establishment clause. This is a subtle but critical distinction conveniently overlooked by Christian Fundamentalists…