There is nothing in the Bible that promotes slavery. If there was you would cite it. You made the claim. It is incumbent upon you to back it up. You can't.
Ugh...
Fine. You win. I'm just a dirty liar.
I get off on lying to perfect strangers instead of having interesting discussions. Yeah, that's the ticket.
If fundamentalist Christians are right--that the Bible is the literal word of God, then God evidently approved of slavery. The following rules of behavior are laid down by Moses in Leviticus:
Leviticus 25:44-46 (NIV) "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. You can will them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, but you must not rule over your fellow Israelites ruthlessly."
Leviticus 25:44-46 (KJV): "Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession. And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour."
Exodus 21:20-21 (NIV): "If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property"
Exodus 21:20-21 (KVJ) "And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money."
Now...Just to avoid some fights...
Do I think all "True" Christians follow the above stated scriptures? No...Of course not. Do I think some do? No...Of course not. Do I think some vehemently racist Christians (Not "True" Christians) do? Yes. But more importantly...Do I think that back before widespread education on the subject, that some "True" Christians did? Yes, unfortunately.
Israelites were slaves & owned slaves
"When Israel was in Egypt's land
let my people go...
Oppressed so hard they could not stand
Let my people go,
Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land
Tell ole Pharoh--to let my people go."
BTW, St. Peter said: "Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect..."(NASB)
Slavery was accepted as a way of life in the Bible, not necessarily condoned.