would you care to explain exactly what gives you the impression of religious undertones ?

The invocation of Gregory of Nyssa, for one.

	▲	PeterHolzwarth 6 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I dunno, I associate Gregory of Nyssa with the unequivocal rejection of slavery.
	▲	Aeglaecia 8 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		it seems very clear to me that the inclusion of a singular religious reference does not justify labelling an entire excerpt as having religious over/undertones ... not sure what im missing