Atheists becoming less unpopular?

[Brian37]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_C...as_Aquinas

which, of course, is bullshit; my point stands -- morality evolves.  No one, except for a handful of cranks, thinks this way any more.

Funny how you completely neglected to consider this part that preceded the part you quoted...

"Aquinas explicitly rejected the notion that slavery is justified by natural law, since he held that all men are equal by nature.[53] For Aquinas, slavery only arises through positive law. Aquinas placed slavery in opposition to natural law, deducing that all "rational creatures" are entitled to justice. Hence he found no natural basis for the enslavement of one person rather than another, "thus removing any possible justification for slavery based on race or religion." Right reason, not coercion, is the moral basis of authority, for "one man is not by nature ordained to another as an end."

Context is everything which is something people don't find in Wikipedia searches.  You might want to consider the issue from multiple sources. I suggest the following:

https://www.amazon.com/Debt-First-5-000-...1612191290
https://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Ancient-N...+near+east
https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Israel-In...stitutions
https://www.amazon.com/Slave-Systems-Gre...1258157500

Bet if you can find articles about Christian history on Amazon you can also find articles on Islam and Hindu and Jew and Buddhism, but why should we do that right? We all know you picked the right pet sky hero, it isn't like other religions exist.