By Jay Syrmopoulos Upon arriving on the white sands of Guanahani Island, Christopher Columbus performed a ceremony to “take possession” of the land for his benefactors, the king and queen of Spain. His actions were legitimized under the international laws of Western Christendom.

Virtually all American school children are taught about Columbus’s “discovery” as some type of mythical adventure. However, few are aware of the religious doctrine that underpins his taking “possession” of the newly arrived upon land, which has come to be known as the Doctrine of Discovery.

Fewer yet are aware that currently – over five hundred years later – the U.S. government …read more

Source:: http://thefreethoughtproject.com/doctrine-discovery-500-years-genocide/