What Do We Learn from the Story of John Newton

question 4

Multiple Choice

What do we learn from the story of John Newton, a British slave ship captain?

• A) Some devoutly Christian people never saw a contradiction between their jobs trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs.
• B) Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers.
• C) Ships' captains filled their ships with slaves quickly, usually in one stop at an African trading center.
• D) Both that Christians could be cruel, harsh slavers, and that some never saw a contradiction between trading in human cargo and their religious beliefs.

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