> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Doug
... > >>Slavery was ever aided and abetted by the bible, the bible says slavery > >>is OK, tells how to mark slaves, how to treat slaves, how to > sell slaves, > >>how to free slaves (except female slaves). It was the > religious who used > >>the bible as justification for slavery in the south, before-during-after > >>the civil war. > >> > > > >Same argument as above. The war was about economics and states' rights, > >wasn't it? > > > No. > > Doug > > Disregard the above if you were being facetious. I wasn't, so please amplify. I was a lousy history student. I've made up for a lot of that in regard to the Renaissance and Reformation, but not U.S. history, I fear. What *was* the Civil War (or, if you're south of the Mason-Dixon line, the War Between the States) about? I thought the big issue was secession in response to the abolitionist movement. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
