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Author Topic:   Slavery: Christian Excuses
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Message 1 of 82 (649666)
01-24-2012 10:04 PM


Having entered into a discussion to dispel the myth that the OT only condones benevolent "debt-slavery" on a Christian forum I was shocked to encounter the below sentiments. Honestly, I really didn't think these types of views really existed anymore - the amount of intentional ignorance involved is simply astounding.
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Message 10 of 82 (649847)
01-25-2012 10:06 PM
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01-25-2012 8:23 AM


Ha, no. It was over on ourchristianforum.org
Here's the thread from the beginning (if you're interested):
http://www.ourchristianforum.org/index.php?topic=1233.0
With a particularly outlandish post claiming the OT actually safeguards slave's "inalienable rights" that got me into the discussion here:
http://www.ourchristianforum.org/index.php?topic=1233.msg...
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Message 11 of 82 (654765)
03-03-2012 9:51 PM


Amendment of Ridiculous
Apparently I haven't seen it all. In discussing the reasons why the south seceded from the Union (thanks, by the way, to the participants of the "Why the South Seceded" thread here), I was informed that slaves didn't actually have their rights taken away because rights are inherent. Therefore, the south should have been left alone to eventually figure out that slavery was wrong or until the slaves cared enough to do something about it. I kid you not.
Here's where I completely lose my shit.
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Message 73 of 82 (715365)
01-04-2014 2:45 PM


Genocide: Christian Excuses
It never ceases to amaze me how low people will sink to defend the bible, particularly on the subject of genocide:

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Message 80 of 82 (715489)
01-05-2014 8:42 PM
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01-04-2014 3:25 PM


Re: Genocide: Christian Excuses
Scary. These people are slaves to their beliefs, biases and ignorance it seems.
At the same time though, I think they realize just how ridiculous these positions are. I get banned for asking this question more than any other:
quote:
If God is absolutely moral, and scripture inerrant, then why are there so many direct commands from God in the OT — such as allowing slavery, death sentences for things we don’t even consider crimes anymore, genocide, and rape — that we would immediately recognize as immoral today?
Case in point: The thread from which that last screenshot was taken has landed me in a temporary ban with an admonishment from the admins that, in a sub-forum where non-believers are invited to discuss and question "all topics", I need to stop discussing this issue if I want to remain there.
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Message 82 of 82 (715498)
01-05-2014 9:26 PM
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01-05-2014 9:23 PM


Re: "christian" sites
Hah, I think there's some loophole there when it's about getting the last word.

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