Henry, There are a few other issues. Questioning the sainthood of Christopher Columbus in "Discovering" the "New World" is always fodder for the charge of "presentism", as well as any assertion that the Native Americans were worthy human beings who were treated shamefully by those gods, The Founding Fathers. Anne Anne Pemberton [log in to unmask] http://www.erols.com/apembert http://www.educationalsynthesis.org ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html