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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker 25 Dec 2015

    NYT explains why slavery was abolished in Middle Ages & why Jews don't believe in charity, equality or hum. rights. http://nyti.ms/1m94xzY 

    7:45 AM - 25 Dec 2015
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      2. Ilana Horn‏ @ilana_horn 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker hmm. Tzedakah? Bikur cholim? Tikkun Olam? G'milut chasadim? You don't have to really dig to find these things in Judaism.

        1 reply 2 retweets 9 likes
      3. REMINGTON//IRON‏ @JD_Apollo 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @ilana_horn

        @tchmathculture @sapinker I think (hope) he was being sarcastic?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Ilana Horn‏ @ilana_horn 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @JD_Apollo

        @JD_Apollo yeah @sapinker was. But the article actually overlooked all that.

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      2. grumpyboy‏ @grumpyboy 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker pretty sure it was Christianity that turned the tide against slavery

        1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
      3. jcscaliger‏ @jcscaliger 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @grumpyboy

        @grumpyboy @sapinker Not really. It was the Enlightenment.

        5 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. peter85‏ @petew77 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @jcscaliger

        @jcscaliger @grumpyboy @sapinker the 'Reason' of the so-called enlightenment gave us the French Revolution- and the guillotine

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. jcscaliger‏ @jcscaliger 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @petew77

        @petew77 Wow, that’s deep!

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      6. REMINGTON//IRON‏ @JD_Apollo 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @jcscaliger

        @jcscaliger @petew77 also gave us inalienable human rights and... you know... the constitution of the United States...

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. peter85‏ @petew77 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @JD_Apollo

        @JD_Apollo Christianity was THE faith that said ALL are equal. Its founder was born in stable.Talk about equality and humility for humanity!

        5 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      8. peter85‏ @petew77 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @petew77

        @JD_Apollo think of that: has there ever been a greater rebuke to worldly power, pride & greed than God being born among farm animals? No

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      9. REMINGTON//IRON‏ @JD_Apollo 26 Dec 2015
        Replying to @petew77

        @petew77 I can think of other "rebukes" (I.e. Magna carta, russian revolution) that were not only more impressive, but actually happened.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. limeynyc‏ @limeynyc 25 Dec 2015
        Replying to @sapinker

        @sapinker @nytimes. I wish I could summon the mental energy to say something profound, bit all I can think of it "what a load of bollocks"

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      1. bitch goblin‏ @SadieStayzNeat 25 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker lol, oh man. thats some salty christmas day tweeting<3

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      1. The Wall Street Bull/Ghoul‏ @TheWallStBull 25 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker @NYHammond it reads like marketing content.

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      1. Brian Urbancic‏ @SciGroupie 25 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker What a bunch of rubbish. The @nytimes should be ashamed - except they publish this type of stuff all the time.

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      1. HombreDeBicycle‏ @HombreDeBicycle 25 Dec 2015
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        @sapinker sorry, did you just say humbug?

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      2. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 25 Dec 2015
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        #MerryChristmas, @sapinker!pic.twitter.com/7TzBy3G0ot

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