Stephen: Once again, I find myself in agreement with you. I find no immorality in the conduct of my slaveholding ancestors, of which there were many. The tenor of the thread had taken on a 21st century moral application to a 19th century problem. We must not allow these threads to jump tenses. Either we stay in the 19th century and discuss it or we stay in the 21st century and discuss it.
Respectfully, John