(urth) Oannes
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
danldo at gmail.com
Wed Mar 21 13:21:29 PDT 2012
Thomas Bitterman wrote:
>> The slavery to which Catholicism was not opposed was the Roman style
>> of slavery, which was more like a form of indentured servitude. Roman
>> slaves could own property and buy their own freedom, quite different
>> from chattel slavery.
> The Catholic Encyclopedia (I included the URL) actual condemns the Roman
> practice, while detailing the "superior" Jewish version.
Well, at least you know I was writing for myself and not official
Catholic agitprop... ;)
>> Supergods, right? A fine book...
> Yup. Had never read a really good defense of Superman before. Read it
> along with "Our Gods Wear Spandex". Both good books for anyone
> interested in how "low" culture handles spiritual issues.
Hadn't heard of the other book. Now I'm going to have to get hold of a copy.
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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
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