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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
It's not irrelevant by any means.
You're still not acknowledging the fact that Biblical slavery is/was vastly different than the definition of slavery in which we hold today.
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So as long as you owe me money it's OK for me to enslave you? I think you'll find yourself in the global minority with this outlook.
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<i>5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear,
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Yep, that's just what god should be condoning - slaves that are afraid of their masters. But remember, he's a just god who loves you. Slavery in any form, for any reason, is unacceptable. Arguing otherwise does not help your position regarding the bible. Let's not forget that many Africans sold their relatives to the US in order to pay off debts. According to your biblical argument, that means slavery was OK, except that you seem to have only one other problem with it - that being the racial differences between the slaves and masters.
Are you trying to tell me US slavery would have been OK if we had only raided a poor white country for slaves?