How can we hold the bible up as a moral compass when it so explicitly endorses and codifies the rules for SLAVERY? [Spirituality & Religion]

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I think i got this link right. If not, the discussions really starts around 4:50.

I wonder how familiar the average christian is with this subject.

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xixgun · M

You’re like a fucking dog with a bone.

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GoldenWorm · 51-55, M

@xixgun pet sex with corpse debris is extreme in anyone's book

Pikachu

@GoldenWorm

lol i'm actually not sure what xixgun thinks i do which is a reportable offense.
He just told me the other day that he reports me for such posts.

I guess that's easier than debating the subject.

Pikachu

@GoldenWorm

lol waaat?

Stefan136 · 26-30, M

When it comes to slavery, slavery is bad. We all know why, it makes a person feel humiliated and worthless. Each person has a different vision and goal that they want to fulfill, and slavery stops them from getting there. But.. (reply if you want to know more :D)

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Stefan136 · 26-30, M

@Pikachu You're taking the bible's content way too seriously.

@BlueMetalChick That's why I said temporarily, most of your childhood is an abnormal amount of time, and that is not what I meant by humiliation. That IS abuse. I'd say maybe having to do chores instead of expecting others to do them for you, learning responsibility, learning how to deal with other people and treat them with respect, that sorta thing, not being called a sand nigger. That's just fucked up.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Stefan136 There's a fundamental difference between slavery and being told to do chores and have menial responsibilities, is the point I'm trying to make.

Stefan136 · 26-30, M

@BlueMetalChick Yeah I understand, that's why I specified that the preferred word for me is "hardship". But back in the days, the Bible stating slavery perhaps wanted to reinforce this kind of thought process. That's why I often said I don't take the religious books seriously, they will warp your mind worse than a quantum physics book.

eMortal · M

Sadly almost all religions codify slavery. Although they advise good treatment, they nevertheless acknowledge a status of Master and that of Slave/Servant.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

Your first mistake was assuming that we hold the bible up as a moral compass.

Pikachu

@BlueMetalChick

Well i know we don't all do that. But christians certainly seem to.

KaiserSolze · 46-50, F

@BlueMetalChick I don't think they have a magnet in them. They are lousey compass and probably get you lost and killed. So you're right.

BlueMetalChick · 26-30, F

@Pikachu My classmate is a Christian who reads the bible but has a very unusual take on it. He says that he believes in god and has faith but treats the bible more as an example of the sins of the past to not repeat. Which is something I'd never heard before. He also supports keeping monuments of terrible people like Adolf Hitler or Pol Pot because he says that we should be able to look at them and think "Let's never again be like they were."

KaiserSolze · 46-50, F

Not very

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