(July 7, 2013 at 3:34 am)Consilius Wrote: As for religious texts, I was referring to humanity as a whole, and possibly primary sources other than the Bible. In the face of injustice, there will always be the religious to advocate for the right. Most of the abolitionists were Christian and used Christian propaganda in the abolition of slavery.
Strangely enough, those that were fighting for slavery also thought god was on their side, and in their case they actually had explicit scripture telling them it was okay to own slaves.
I mean, I'm sure there were religious folks on both sides of the issue, given that religion is multiple choice that's almost a guaranteed thing, but let's not go about pretending that these religious texts are a source of morality that led them to the morally correct outcome, least of all in situations where the actual words therein say the exact opposite.
Quote:Because you think that there is gender inequality in the Christian Old Testament doesn't allow you to conclude that the Bible says women are worth less than men.
What else would you conclude from that fact, though?
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