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Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 25, 2014 at 10:56 pm
I've started a new tradition of sorts. I call it "Thor's Day". Every Thursday I post s lot of atheism-related stuff on Facebook. I'm trying to stick to a theme each week, too. Last week was misogyny. I posted a few verses that said women had to submit, yada yada, you've all heard it before.
Of course, a lot of Christians tap danced the Hell out of it. And supposedly some stuff was mistranslated (a wonder that no "good" verses are ever mistranslated lol). So, to try to stay intellectually honest, I promised I'd do more research before next Thor's Day's topic.
This Thursday I want to do slavery. I'm wondering if, by chance, any of you (believer or heathen alike) are aware of any mistranslations or misinterpretations of the "slavery verses"? I plan to do some research on my own, but figure this is a good place to start.
Also, what are the typical Christian defenses of biblical slavery, and what's the best way to counter them?
If Ima be "that guy" on FB, I wanna have my facts straight and prepared for anything.
Thanks a million for any good replies.
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 25, 2014 at 10:58 pm
Oh, so you don't actually want to go to the trouble of doing the research yourself, you want us to do it for your lazy ass.
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 25, 2014 at 10:59 pm
Yup...
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 25, 2014 at 11:00 pm
(This post was last modified: February 25, 2014 at 11:01 pm by ThePinsir.)
(February 25, 2014 at 10:58 pm)futilethewinds Wrote: Oh, so you don't actually want to go to the trouble of doing the research yourself, you want us to do it for your lazy ass.
I literally said I was going to...
I figure you guys have already dealt with the issue before. If not, whatever.
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 11:11 am
Just tell those Christians that they are morally bankrupt if they say that slavery was needed back then
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 11:23 am
Leviticus 25:44-46
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 5:08 pm
(February 25, 2014 at 10:56 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: I've started a new tradition of sorts. I call it "Thor's Day". Every Thursday I post s lot of atheism-related stuff on Facebook. I'm trying to stick to a theme each week, too. Last week was misogyny. I posted a few verses that said women had to submit, yada yada, you've all heard it before.
Of course, a lot of Christians tap danced the Hell out of it. And supposedly some stuff was mistranslated (a wonder that no "good" verses are ever mistranslated lol). So, to try to stay intellectually honest, I promised I'd do more research before next Thor's Day's topic.
This Thursday I want to do slavery. I'm wondering if, by chance, any of you (believer or heathen alike) are aware of any mistranslations or misinterpretations of the "slavery verses"? I plan to do some research on my own, but figure this is a good place to start.
Also, what are the typical Christian defenses of biblical slavery, and what's the best way to counter them?
If Ima be "that guy" on FB, I wanna have my facts straight and prepared for anything.
Thanks a million for any good replies.
slavery comes in many forms, physically or spiritually. For instance everyone issued a birth certificate is enslaved.
so what point is there to arguing about what the bible says about slavery when you are a slave(assuming you have a birth certificate)yourself.
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 5:44 pm
(February 26, 2014 at 5:08 pm)Huggy74 Wrote: (February 25, 2014 at 10:56 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: I've started a new tradition of sorts. I call it "Thor's Day". Every Thursday I post s lot of atheism-related stuff on Facebook. I'm trying to stick to a theme each week, too. Last week was misogyny. I posted a few verses that said women had to submit, yada yada, you've all heard it before.
Of course, a lot of Christians tap danced the Hell out of it. And supposedly some stuff was mistranslated (a wonder that no "good" verses are ever mistranslated lol). So, to try to stay intellectually honest, I promised I'd do more research before next Thor's Day's topic.
This Thursday I want to do slavery. I'm wondering if, by chance, any of you (believer or heathen alike) are aware of any mistranslations or misinterpretations of the "slavery verses"? I plan to do some research on my own, but figure this is a good place to start.
Also, what are the typical Christian defenses of biblical slavery, and what's the best way to counter them?
If Ima be "that guy" on FB, I wanna have my facts straight and prepared for anything.
Thanks a million for any good replies.
slavery comes in many forms, physically or spiritually. For instance everyone issued a birth certificate is enslaved.
so what point is there to arguing about what the bible says about slavery when you are a slave(assuming you have a birth certificate)yourself.
Dont let a good mind go to waste... wink wink..
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 5:45 pm
Wow Huggy, you are suuuuuuuuuuper crazy.
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RE: Slavery (on Thursdays)
February 26, 2014 at 5:56 pm
Tell them to suck a fat one...
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