(June 3, 2013 at 5:06 pm)John V Wrote:(June 3, 2013 at 4:33 pm)Rationalman Wrote: That has nothing to do with emotion. Where did you get that from?From the way you phrased it. By putting it directly on me, rather than phrasing it as a societal moral issue, you were trying to elicit an emotional retreat.
Consider this a side question, then: Your point seemed to be that Christians don't keep slaves because they're instructed to obey the law, and now slavery is against the law. Therefore it is consistent for Christians not to keep slaves.
The implication is that if it weren't against the law, maybe some Christians would keep slaves with the idea that it's biblically okay. I think that is what prompted Rationalman's question. Perhaps we are misunderstanding you?
