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What does Martin Luther King Jr mean when he said the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood?
He had a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. In this line, he used phrases such as "sons of former slaves and sons former slave owners". It means that King was expressing his hope of equality for the present generation itself. He was not to wait for the future generation. Georgia was a state where there racism was severe. Red Hills used as symbols to indicate the dignified soceity.
Why did Martin Luther leave the Catholic church?
Some Church leaders had become corrupt. Pope Alexander VI, for example, admitted that he had fathered several children, also, many Popes were pursuing worldly affairs. Priests and monks were so poorly educated that they could scarcely read. Others broke their vows by marrying, gambling and drinking to excess.Luther decided to take a public stand about reformation because of the actions of a friar named Johann Tetzel.Tetzelwas raising money to rebuild St. Peter's cathedral by selling indulgences. An indulgence was a pardon. It released a sinner from the penalty that a priest imposed for sins. Indulgences were not supposed to affect God's right to judge. But Tetzelgave people the impression that by buying indulgences, they could buy their way to heaven.AnswerAll of the above is what is commonly put in books these days, the reality is quite different. Indeed there was more than a little ignorance on the part of the clergy, monks, and friars, unfortunately, Martin Luther was one of them. When he issued his 95 Theses it was a collection of Luther's objections; however, they are pretty equally ignorant of the Catholic Church. Some of them called for things that were already Church doctrine, others were so off the wall as to be ludicrous. Martin, himself, was an example of what needed to be reformed in the Church, he voluntarily took lifelong vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, but then left his friary without even trying to seek permission, and proceeded to lead a sinful life of drunken debauchery. Fr. Johann Tetzeldid none of the things that Martin Luther said that he did. One could always earn an indulgence for the three works of penance: fasting, prayer, and almsgiving.Due to the stink that Martin Luther raised, you can no longer get one for almsgiving.Indulgences are a release from the temporal punishment due for already forgiven sin, and are still regularly issued. Bottom line? Martin Luther never wanted to "reform" the Church. The Bishops and the Pope repeatedlyoffered him all kinds of concessions including repeated offers to sit down and talk with him. He pompously refused to talk with them, and made a big deal out of burning their gracious invitations. Martin Luther was never serious, and no more intended Christianity than the man in the moon. From his own pen he wrote that man should sin greatly, Martin Luther threw books out of the Bible, and rewrote the ones that remained.
Which England monarchs claim a blood line from King Arthur?
Contrary to popular belief, no English or British monarchs claimed a direct line of ancestry stretching back to Arthur. King Arthur's only son, Mordred, had no issue, therefore there are no living descendants of King Arthur. They did, however, claim a line of descent stretching back to his sister, Morgause (aka Anna), who was the mother of Tegid, a direct ancestor of the Tudor kings of England and Wales.
Did the magna carta make the king more powerful?
The most important document in American Government is the Constitution. The Magna Carta is the first of a series of documents leading to the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. The Magna Carta is important in that it is the first of many. Being at the head of the line makes it quite important. Still, the other documents that continued the line contained more rights. If they had not existed the Magna Carta would be forgotten.
What is the difference between a line and a line segment?
Yes there is a large difference between the two. A line has no end and a line segment ends.
