Valharja
Valharja t1_j28475f wrote
Reply to comment by Tomek_Hermsgavorden in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
You know protestants are also most of Northern Europe right? Many of the ones going to America were further offshoots that thought the general public wasn't hardcore enough, but the ones staying were also protestant and continue to be so today.
Persecution was mainly during the breakaway from Catholicism until the nations themselves turned on Catholicism.
Everyone burned witches though you might wonder why the people broken on the wheel is somehow never mentioned :(
Valharja t1_j284e30 wrote
Reply to comment by Kowalski_Analysis in TIL Martin Luther King was born Michael King Jr. However, his father, a pastor at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, traveled to Germany and became inspired by the Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther. As a result, King Sr. changed his own name as well as that of his five year old son. by 54_actual
Damn, almost like he lived in the middle ages. Did he also hold poor views on womens rights and gay people perhaps as well? Did Mr Kings views on certain matters conflict with modern standards?
In certain time periods some wideheld (horrible) beliefs are sadly widespread, but that doesn't mean one should disregards anything anyone has said or done throughout the entire span of history