Article: The Toxic Legacy of Christopher Columbus.

ByAaWilliam A. Cook

When beliefs morph into truth, regardless of the realities of time and place, the non-initiated become fodder for those with the zeal and power to enforce their will. Thus the great discoverer of the Americas "fantasized that he had located--- or had come close to--the site of the paradise into which Jehovah had placed Adam and Eve" ( Ned Hopkins, CTA Action, 1992). The "Christ-bearer," baptized in his unquestioned faith, utilized his birth name to justify his actions, reasoning that God gave license to him as His servant. Perhaps, as we bear down on the anniversary of Columbus' achievements, we might consider how it has been possible for a Medieval ...

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