
Slavery and Islam

“More than three hundred years ago your forefathers were taken from the western coast of Africa as slaves. The people who dealt in the slave traffic were Christians. One of your famous Christian hymn writers, Sir John Newton, made his money from the sale of slaves to the New World. He is the man who wrote ‘How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds’ and ‘A
... See moreHoward Thurman • Jesus and the Disinherited
qu'en seulement un siècle, approximativement de 1788 à 1888, l'esclavage a été déclaré illégal et éliminé de toutes les sociétés rationnelles-industrielles sur terre. L'esclavage est parfaitement acceptable aux stades moraux tant préconventionnel/égocentrique que conventionnel/ethnocentrique, parce que vous n'accordez pas alors la même dignité et l
... See moreKen Wilber • Une brève histoire de tout: 200 000 EXEMPLAIRES VENDUS (French Edition)
“More than three hundred years ago your forefathers were taken from the western coast of Africa as slaves. The people who dealt in the slave traffic were Christians. One of your famous Christian hymn writers, Sir John Newton, made his money from the sale of slaves to the New World. He is the man who wrote ‘How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds’ and ‘A
... See moreHoward Thurman • Jesus and the Disinherited
White Europeans, including the British, bartered with African elites, exchanging products and goods for African people, what some white slave traders called ‘black cattle’.