...and, you’d think every one of them is in Ferguson, Missouri.
the Netherlands, followed by Sweden, the United States, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, Norway, Britain, Georgia and Austria had the strongest response.
. . .The highest number of slaves per capita belongs to Mauriitania with 4% of its population of 3.9 million living in slavery. Qatar . . . came in 4th on the list . . .In Black Rednecks and White Liberals, Thomas Sowell points out that slavery was an accepted institution worldwide, in all cultures throughout history - until Christians came to reject it in the17th, 18th and 19th centuries. All very well to complain that Christians came to that party late - but Christians were always in the lead in the abolition movement. And Protestants were the pioneers among Christians.The next highest prevalence rates were found in India, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Syria and Central African Republic. The index showed that 10 countries alone account for 71 percent of the world's slaves.
So it should not surprise that of countries listed as having the strongest response against slavery, all have a strong Protestant Christian heritage. Whereas Christianity is not the first religion you associate with any of the countries listed as having the highest number of slaves per capita.