Quote Originally Posted by HoreTore View Post
What is christian Europe's serfdom, if not another name for slavery?
Rory was suggesting that, by whatever name you care to assign it, ALL major cultures prior to the era of the Enlightenment practiced some form of largely permanent social subjegation. Moreover, I tend to agree with the argument that most Eastern societies/religions could not have created the potential for an "Enlightenment" era. The philosophies of the other religions don't take the same "journey" (Though in other ways, of course the "journey" they encourage is equally fruitful).

By-the-by, to the extent that any religious label may be applied to modern-day Europe, the only one that fits is still "Christian."