I just came across this fact in my morning news reading:

Slavery formed 40 percent of of the gross national product in England during the 18th Century


Holy Crap. that is a lot of GNP. I wonder what America's was. no wonder the south was economically devastated after the civil war.

"the existence of God can be proven 100 percent, absolutely without the use of faith."

please read

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/08/workman.execution/index.html