February Travel News: My Luther TV Special

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February Issue
Hi from Rick: My Luther TV Special…and Getting Fired Up
Dear Traveler,

Five hundred years ago, in 1517, Martin Luther tackled a religious debate in a society where the "separation of Church and State" had never even occurred to anyone. Sins were crimes and crimes were sins…obviously. "News" was so controlled and so stale that it was embroidered into wall hangings that decorated the medieval halls of power. Luther's crusade — a wedge issue of the day — was translating the Bible from Latin into a local language so that regular people could read it directly. Until then, any professor or monk who challenged the Church status quo by employing his translator's quill risked being burned at the stake…  Read more

 
  Rick Steves' Luther and the Reformation
The year 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. In 1517, the German monk… Read more

 
  Slideshow: Rick Steves' Top 10 Reformation Sites
I traveled to many Reformation-related sites around Europe…and you can do the same! Read more

 
  Spring Deals on Rail Passes
For the right kind of trip, rail passes can be simply brilliant. And a spring mix of new rail pass varieties and discounts will reward… Read more

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