(July 12, 2015 at 10:26 am)Nope Wrote:(July 12, 2015 at 10:18 am)Huggy74 Wrote: That is a lie..
"Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves" - Exodus 21:16
Please explain how American slave traders adhered to that particular law?
More dishonest? say it ain't so.
Those verses are talking about Hebrews. Hebrew slaves had certain rights because they were the 'in group'. White people in the south did not consider black people part of their group so it was easy to apply the biblical slavery laws for foreigners to African American. Sick yes, but still easy for them to do.
When I was a teenager, I was a guest at a friend's Sunday School class. At the time I was really excited to go because she was older than me and I got to sit in class with the older kids. The teacher(pastor's wife) used bible verses about the Israelites not marrying outside their faith to somehow apply to interracial marriage. It disturbed me but, at the time, I was too shy and under confident to speak up. My point is that groups in power can use those same verses to mean that they can discriminate or abuse groups with less power. They might not be able to abuse those in their group but anyone on the outside is fair game
No it was Not talking about the Hebrews only, you couldn't force ANYONE into "slavery", or else the year of Jubilee (where all who were in bondage could go free) made absolutely no sense.
