“In the good old days, Biblical ideals fully supported slavery.”
What good ole days are those?
The Bible contains several references to slavery. The Bible does not condemn slavery, but in fact supports the regulated practice of it, especially under the Old Testament, but also in the New Testament. <
Male Israelite slaves were to be offered release after seven years of service, with some stipulations.
Foreign slaves and their posterity became the perpetual property of the owner's family, except in the case of certain injuries. The regulation of slavery in the Bible, and absence of outright condemnation of it as an institution, was later used to justify slavery by its defenders. Abolitionists have also used text from the new testament to argue for the manumission of slaves,