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by jsemrau 18 days ago
I don't believe in the original sin of slavery in Western countries. Slavery has been existed for centuries before and, despite being abolished by Western countries (hint: there were several wars were people lost lives), still exists in China, India, Indonesia, and a large group of Arab countries.
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> I don't believe in the original sin of slavery in Western countries.

I have no idea what that sentence is specifically meant to mean, that aside, western countries have had actual slavery and effective slavery both in the past and the present.

eg: Past & actual: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1838_Jesuit_slave_sale

'Present' (Post WWII) & effective: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-27/child-abuse-royal-com...

I don't mean to exclusively beat on Christians or just Catholics here; but I do intend to counter your apparent narrative of good Christians and evil Muslims.

Christians certainly diminished a lot of cultures, just as other religions also did - the initial point that started this above.

Slavery has not been abolished in the West. It has just been put behind walls that the general public do not usually care to see.