but we don't disagree Jim... Knowing what we know today, we clearly see all these old practices as unacceptable... but we are living today, and that distinction is key.

It seems obvious now... I mean... I'm with you 100% but if we read some of the ideas being espoused by revered thinkers, political figures and leaders of years past, we might feel shocked and confused.

For example, Jefferson is remembered as a founding father, as our third president, as a man who helped lay the first bricks to create this great nation. But... he also owned slaves. In his day, nobody thought of him as a monster... and we try to be fair to the context of time.