On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 09:31:04AM -0700, Brent Meeker wrote:
> On 8/22/2022 1:18 AM, Tomasz Rola wrote:
> >In case of Inquisition, I gave you the rule to determine if they were
> >doing their abuses for the faith or for themselves. Here is what
> >Jewish wikipedia says:
> >
> >start quote
> >
> >    FINANCING THE INQUISITION
> >
> >     [http://www.jewishwikipedia.info/financing.html
> >     ]
> >
> >     It was widely accepted that the Inquisition existed only to rob
> >     people, as they openly affirmed (Kamen, The Spanish Inquisition, p
> >     150). Both rich and poor knew that it was the rich who were most
> >     at risk. The fact that the Inquisition funded itself from the
[...]
> But it depended on religion and religious belief to function as it did.
> 
> Brent

I see. And bank robberies depend on people who keep the road tidy?

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Tomasz Rola

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