http://www.metafilter.com/tags/martinluther Posts tagged with 'martinluther' at MetaFilter. Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:02:24 -0800 Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:02:24 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/11978/ Today is Reformation Day, the anniversary of <a href="http://www.wittenberg.de/e/seiten/personen/luther.html">Martin Luther</a> nailing the <a href="http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html">95 Theses</a> to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church in 1517. He was largely criticizing the practice of selling indulgences (forgiveness for sins). He didn't intend to split with the church. He left room for the Pope to slip out of the indulgences corruption. But the Pope didn't, and the split eventually came. tag:metafilter.com,2001:site.11978 Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:02:24 -0800 church history lutheran martinluther religion theology Sean Meade