Michael Jones

That's a Christian invention in the medieval period.

The reason why is because the church said, okay, Paul said there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, free or slave, we're all one in Christ.

The reason why is because the church said, okay, Paul said there is neither Jew nor Greek, male nor female, free nor slave, we're all one in Christ.

Women are the image of God, according to Genesis 1.

Women are the image of God, according to Genesis 1.

They have rights.

They have rights, therefore they get to choose who they want to marry.

Therefore, they get to choose who they want to marry.

And Tom Holland says they were stepping on the toes of patriarchs everywhere.

And Tom Holland says they were stepping on the toes of patriarchs everywhere.

They were saying, these girls have a right to choose who they want to marry.

They were saying, these girls have a right to choose who they want to marry.

So they were marrying these couples in secret and they invited witnesses in to do that.

So they were marrying these couples in secret and they invited witnesses in to do that.

They started to destroy these old norms from the ancient world where women were property more than any other religion.

They started to destroy these old norms from the ancient world where women were property more than any other religion.

Tom Holland also notes in his book when the abolitionists showed up in Morocco, they were told you can't come here because banning slavery would be against our religion.

Tom Holland also notes in his book when the abolitionists showed up in Morocco,

They were told, you can't come here because banning slavery would be against our religion.

This idea, I mean, there's just so much.