What IS good, and how do we determine it?

[Huggy Bear]

Look, you have an opportunity to prove me wrong here, why are you so reluctant to do so?

You made the statement..
You CLEARLY claim there is a passage in the bible that states a "slave" CAN be beaten. Supply the scripture, or admit you were being dishonest, I don't know how to put it any other way.

Your "interpretations" are irrelevant seeing how you like to interpret situations however you see fit.

Didn't he already post it and tell you exactly where it was?

Here, I'll give it to you.

Exodus 21

20- Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21- but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.

Look, I asked a very simple question.

Esquilax made the statement that there is a passage that states a slave "can be beaten" .

And I still have the passage that says they can be beaten, you unbelievable moron.

*emphasis mine*
The scripture you posted does not state that slaves "can be beaten" only what happens if they are beaten...

Try again.

I already know what Huggy's going to do.  He's going to find a translation that uses a different word: "servant," maybe, or "bondmen," and insist that these aren't slaves-- cuz, you know, a purchased "servant" who has to work for free is totally not a slave.  Am I wrong, Huggy?

Seems you we're wrong.