0_Apprentice
What do you know about the Southern Baptist Convention? As in the church in the USA.
1_Wizard
I actually know very little about it other than it's a Christian convention based in the US
0_Apprentice
I've always had the impression that it was a church with very strict dogma. In truth, however, I don't know this to be true.
1_Wizard
I tend to agree with you. There have been several splits in the denomination. They disagreed over the issue of slavery.
0_Apprentice
Slavery split more than just that one church. The whole nation was split since its founding over slavery. I wonder if we'll ever put it behind us.
1_Wizard
That would be ideal but hard to imagine in this day. Slavery has persisted through various empires
0_Apprentice
Truly. I always found the story of the Helots in ancient Sparta to be a bizzare one. It was a nation that seemed to pride itself for its ability to conquer and dominate neighboring peoples.