Current Events > It's weird how the Bible doesn't outright condemn slavery

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HylianFox
05/22/21 8:40:40 PM
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The best stance it takes is basically "try not to beat your slaves to death"
O_o

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AloneIBreak
05/22/21 8:41:16 PM
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Amazing that people think that same book somehow has any insight into the workings of god.

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g0ldie
05/22/21 8:42:46 PM
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it was written thousands of years ago when slavery was still common, so it makes sense to me.

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Smashingpmkns
05/22/21 8:43:01 PM
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Probably because it was written by people who benefited from slavery.
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Zikten
05/22/21 8:43:43 PM
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Slavery wasn't considered evil back then. Just shows that the Bible is based on outdated morals
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ScazarMeltex
05/22/21 8:45:47 PM
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One of the reasons you probably shouldn't use the bible as any sort of moral or ethical guide.

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LastTomorrow
05/23/21 10:59:55 AM
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HylianFox posted...
The best stance it takes is basically "try not to beat your slaves to death"
O_o
It also said you should let them go if you treat them like crap.

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J_Dawg983
05/23/21 11:01:25 AM
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We need an updated woke bible.

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PrettyBoyFloyd
05/23/21 11:08:53 AM
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Old World Slavery vs New World Slavery

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IronChef_Kirby
05/23/21 11:11:31 AM
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Awfully convenient how Gods attitude seems to change in lockstep with that of his followers over the generations, huh

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Unsugarized_Foo
05/23/21 11:13:33 AM
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Were just God's slaves

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