On Mon, 5 May 1997 [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Date: Mon, 05 May 1997 14:33:12 -0400 (EDT)
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: medieval religion <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Reading the Bible
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> There are, however, two myths that seem persistent among American
> students. One is: "The Medieval Church Was Corrupt". This keeps surfacing
> on essay questions on exams ... they certainly didn't pick it up from MY
> lectures !
Some of that may come from Sunday school presentations on the
Reformation, some from those of us who are interested in the "reform"
issue. tom izbicki
The other one is that Columbus discovered America because he
> was searching for freedom of religion.
Could this be a vague echo of Sails of Hope?
I finally decided that high schools
> are to blame for spreading myths like this.
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> "Trench warfare in the First World War made Calvary obsolete"
For some people this mayt well have been true. tmi
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