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To: js1138
The Bible explicitly condones slavery in several situations.

That's like saying our Constitution condones slavery and of course it did. But condone does not mean to encourage or establish. A better way of looking at it is that both documents recognize slavery which had been an established institution, this is especially true of the New Testament.

Do a test. Ask yourself why you think slavery is wrong.

Slavery was ended via Christian activist mostly in this country and in England.

1,617 posted on 12/31/2002 12:12:43 AM PST by Tribune7
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Now, I was under the impression that in at least one of the cities taken during the Exodus, God commanded His followers to kill all the men and boys capable of bearing arms and to enslave everyone else.
1,630 posted on 12/31/2002 6:19:53 AM PST by Junior
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