To: MinuteWoman1776
>>the Murabitun argue that Catholicism represents a vestige of European imperialism that is directly responsible for the destruction of Mayan culture.
It was a culture that was crying out for destruction, and good for Cortez and his men for doing so.
Human sacrifice as a primary basis for a society/religion/culture is an ugly thing.
23 posted on
06/03/2006 4:17:06 AM PDT by
FreedomPoster
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To: FreedomPoster
the Murabitun argue that Catholicism represents a vestige of European imperialism that is directly responsible for the destruction of Mayan culture. It was a culture that was crying out for destruction, and good for Cortez and his men for doing so.
Wasn't it the Aztecs that Cortez took on?
33 posted on
06/03/2006 5:40:06 AM PDT by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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