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The Bible accepted slavery as a reality of the world that produced it and has no specific injunctions against it. Ancient peoples couldn't imagine a world without slavery--thus the Bible does not speak against it, but rather simply accepts it and offers some guideline on how to properly treat slaves.
That's not including all the "curse of Canaan" BS that Christian slavery-apologists used to defend the practice of racial subjugation.
That's not including all the "curse of Canaan" BS that Christian slavery-apologists used to defend the practice of racial subjugation.
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[quote]The Bible accepted slavery as a reality of the world [/quote]
Which makes sense if it was just a collection of history and legend of completely human origin but becomes more problematic if one believes that the bible is the inspired word of god.
[quote]Ancient peoples couldn't imagine a world without slavery--thus the Bible does not speak against it, but rather simply accepts it.[/quote]
I agree entirely.
[quote]The Bible accepted slavery as a reality of the world [/quote]
Which makes sense if it was just a collection of history and legend of completely human origin but becomes more problematic if one believes that the bible is the inspired word of god.
[quote]Ancient peoples couldn't imagine a world without slavery--thus the Bible does not speak against it, but rather simply accepts it.[/quote]
I agree entirely.