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Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery
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RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery
January 8, 2015 at 12:24 pm
(January 7, 2015 at 11:41 pm)Lek Wrote: I came across this article which I think does a good job of answering why the bible doesn't directly condemn slavery.

http://www.reasons.org/articles/how-come...mn-slavery

I wasn't able to follow the link because I'm at work, but if the argument is that it would have been too difficult to get rid of at the time, it's worth noting that it was condemned in Jainism around 500 BC. Torture was as well.
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Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Lek - January 7, 2015 at 11:41 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Regina - January 7, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Strider - January 7, 2015 at 11:49 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Lek - January 7, 2015 at 11:55 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 6:11 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Strider - January 8, 2015 at 10:16 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 6:38 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Chad32 - January 8, 2015 at 7:21 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 8:24 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Jackalope - January 7, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by psychoslice - January 7, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Godschild - January 8, 2015 at 3:32 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by h4ym4n - January 8, 2015 at 6:28 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Esquilax - January 8, 2015 at 10:58 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Strider - January 8, 2015 at 11:15 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Strider - January 8, 2015 at 11:22 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 11:23 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Chad32 - January 8, 2015 at 11:38 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by rexbeccarox - January 8, 2015 at 1:22 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Strider - January 8, 2015 at 2:47 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 6:02 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 6:14 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 6:25 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Chad32 - January 8, 2015 at 12:02 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by vorlon13 - January 8, 2015 at 12:09 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 12:23 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Esquilax - January 8, 2015 at 2:36 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 3:18 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Godschild - January 8, 2015 at 3:34 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by robvalue - January 8, 2015 at 3:47 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by robvalue - January 8, 2015 at 4:52 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by jesus_wept - January 8, 2015 at 4:54 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by robvalue - January 8, 2015 at 4:57 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Spooky - January 8, 2015 at 9:01 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Nope - January 8, 2015 at 9:20 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Tonus - January 8, 2015 at 9:25 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 9:36 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Spooky - January 8, 2015 at 9:38 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by h4ym4n - January 8, 2015 at 9:43 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by dyresand - January 8, 2015 at 9:52 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by robvalue - January 8, 2015 at 11:40 am
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 12:00 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by robvalue - January 8, 2015 at 12:08 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Mister Agenda - January 8, 2015 at 12:24 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Chad32 - January 8, 2015 at 12:27 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 12:34 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 12:42 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Esquilax - January 8, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Tonus - January 8, 2015 at 1:59 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Nope - January 8, 2015 at 2:45 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Simon Moon - January 8, 2015 at 1:20 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Chad32 - January 8, 2015 at 2:13 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by vorlon13 - January 8, 2015 at 5:58 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 6:17 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 6:24 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 6:48 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 6:52 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 7:00 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 7:13 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by abaris - January 8, 2015 at 7:15 pm
RE: Why the Bible Doesn't Condemn Slavery - by Minimalist - January 8, 2015 at 7:20 pm

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