Better treat them right, don't you think? That was the kicker. Slavery as a matter of private property was the guts of the Biblical social welfare system. What we have done without it is to socialize the poor. Didn't work, did it? When slavery became an income for its administrators because of the value of indentured constituency in a democratic system, it has become so expensive we could all end up in bonded servitude. How to resolve that paradox with humanity in the resentful culture it has produced is our challenge today.
Christ understood that original specification, speaking from that perspective in Matthew 25.
These are some of the concepts that Charlie talked about.(with expected limitations, due to the debate-style format)
In recognizing that there _are_ slaves (thousands of years ago), the Bible is not saying “wow this is wonderful” its saying “treat them correctly”
Charlie uses the word “regulate”, as in ideas based on humane and proper treatment of the slaves that are being held. The important thing is that there is a separation in the difference between slavery in Roman times which may have only lasted for a period of time vs. chattel slavery which was not only indefinite and generational. Since the Bible does not endorse even the temporary ancient slavery there is no way it endorses the generational.
Thank you for adding context.
And yes I agree the modern paradox was an unnecessary diversion that threatens a new form of debt slavery.