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We fought a whole war to end chattel slavery because a movement largely composed of pious Christians believed it to be sinful.
by rendang 4y ago
We fought a whole war to end chattel slavery because a movement largely composed of pious Christians believed it to be sinful.
- feet 4y agoThere was also a large amount of Christians who thought slavery was permitted by the Bible so I don't think that argument has a leg to stand on
- rendang 4y agoWhat argument? The point is that everybody votes based on their particular opinions of what is moral or immoral, often related to their religious beliefs, this is not a new phenomenon, and it is not at odds with freedom of religion.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoThe point is not that all religious reasoning leads to constitutional laws; that is obviously false. The point is that religious reasoning dos not necessarily lead to unconstitutional laws.