506 years ago, the Protestant Reformation began. This movement, and other Christian movements, brought literacy, education, health care, religious tolerance, and human rights throughout the world.
@dclr42 ...no it didn't. It brought war and death. Literacy, education and healthcare already existed, and the religion was used to keep serfs downtrodden and later to justify slavery, so it definitely wasn't for human rights.
And the idea that any Christian sect brought "religious tolerance" is ludicrous.
@LouisIngenthron I'm happy to review your sources on this topic. As you look for sources, you may find the drive of Protestants to enable all to read the Bible in their own language led to a large push for broad literacy education. You may find the Reformation postdates serfdom in most areas. You may find the abolition of slavery in many countries was driven by Christians, and that slavery was justified by many who were not Christians. You may find that Protestants advocated for tolerance of minority sects (including themselves) in Roman Catholic-controlled areas, and in the founding of areas such as the colony of Pennsylvania. You may find that war and death have been fairly consistent factors in human existence, with little correlation with the dominant religion of an area.
I'm happy to consider your evidence; I ask you to consider my statements above.
