Nope. That’s not what I said.
How could it have believed such an influx of paganism would have impunity. Like one could enslave in a vacuum.
FRiend, if you're making an argument against slavery, then you're preaching to the choir, no need to convince me.
I would not defend slavery, simply attempt to answer the historical question of "how it happened."
One issue in the US was how much education, especially religious teaching slaves should receive.
A problem was: some slave-holders realized that once a slave converted to Christianity, the Bible required them to be freed.
That's why many slaves were kept as ignorant of such things as possible.
HiTech RedNeck: "Plus the only thing that could keep unwilling slaves — threatening — was forbidden in the New Testament."
Sure, among other things.
HiTech RedNeck: "If you’re going to excuse everything Christendom got involved with just because they did — well look what else your plate is crawling with."
Not "excusing" anything -- have already mentioned the Bible opposes slavery for God's people, and the link in my post #97 shows where the Church first opposed slavery in 873 AD.
So it goes way back, though admittedly incomplete and inconsistent.
But if you're looking for an anti-Christian screed from me, then sorry, FRiend, you won't get it.