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Darwin had frenzied arguments on the subject with Captain Fitzroy of the Beagle. Fitzroy was a Christian Fundamentalist who justified slavery on Biblical Authority and believed that Biblical Authority trumped all considerations of reason, morality, or logic. Now who does that remind you of?

And it was another english christian - William Wilberforce - whose efforts resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the english empire in 1835. Thenceforth, the Royal Navy also interdicted slave ships to the United States and so began the beginning othe end of slavery in the United States as well (where Christians were also responsible for its abolition).

Thatcherite: Darwin had frenzied arguments on the subject with Captain Fitzroy of the Beagle. Fitzroy was a Christian Fundamentalist who justified slavery on Biblical Authority and believed that Biblical Authority trumped all considerations of reason, morality, or logic. Now who does that remind you of?

Smart[sic]Citizen: And it was another english[sic] christian[sic] - William Wilberforce - whose efforts resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the english empire in 1835. Thenceforth, the Royal Navy also interdicted slave ships to the United States and so began the beginning othe[sic] end of slavery in the United States as well (where Christians were also responsible for its abolition).

So your point is that even the most devout Christians can't agree on what the Bible means?

And it was another english christian - William Wilberforce - whose efforts resulted in the abolishment of slavery in the english empire in 1835. Thenceforth, the Royal Navy also interdicted slave ships to the United States and so began the beginning othe end of slavery in the United States as well (where Christians were also responsible for its abolition).

And the relevance of your point is.... What exactly? No-one has ever claimed that all Christians are wrong-headed on this issue. But you cannot deny that some Christians promote slavery on biblical authority. Indeed they even do so here in FR. I am somewhat unclear on how literalist Christians can actually do anything else as the Bible codifies slavery and Jesus refers to it without condemnation. Fitzroy's attitude was completely consistent with Biblical authority.

My particular point is in response to the slur against Darwin that he was a racist. A slur which the original poster has completely failed to back up, telling me to research his outrageous claim for him!