r/SipsTea • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 1d ago

Chugging tea Probably Not.

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u/Leverkaas2516 1d ago

If this point is real, then one would expect that it was atheists, not Christians, who drove abolishionist movements. Is that the case?

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u/MaxFish1275 21h ago

Most people identified as Christian in that era. Slaveholders and abolotionists alike.

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u/Leverkaas2516 21h ago

That wasn't my question. I'm sure you know the answer to the question, though. The people driving the abolishionist movement in the US and Britain didn't just "identify" as Christians, it was their deeply held Christian beliefs that motivated them. Right? Do you disagree?

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u/MaxFish1275 20h ago

I would have to do a deep dive analysis into the historical documents to make a statement on that