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> the religions that survive today Didn't most religions allow slavery? Islam, Christians, Jews, Hindus... All had rules on how to treat your slave but never p

> the religions that survive today Didn't most religions allow slavery? Islam, Christians, Jews, Hindus... All had rules on how to treat your slave but never printed slavery should be abolished. Funny how no major religion allows slavery any more isn't it

graemep 12d ago
Christianity has no rules on how to treat slaves other than one or two sentences in the epistles of Paul telling people to be kind, and another encouraging freeing slaves. This is far form endorsing slavery. it was regarded as a necessity for society to function at the time. It is rather like how Christians now often accept the accumulation of wealth that is inevitable in a capitalist society as better than the alternatives. St Paul also said slaves (and women, and people of different races) were equal before God ( Galatians 3:28 ). The Bible has rules about how to treat slaves, but from a Christian point of view these did not apply - they are Jewish law similar to not eating pork or requiring circumcision etc. Christianity was the main motivation behind abolishing slavery and we have written records of Christians calling for slavery to be abolished going back to the 4th century.
- bcjdjsndon 12d ago
  > Christianity has no rules on how to treat slaves other than one or two sentences in the epistles of Paul telling people to be kind, and another encouraging freeing slaves. That's what I told you lol... Some moral code, huh? Slavery permissible > This is far form endorsing slavery It's right next to it. Rules for slaves would permit slavery wouldnt they? Absolutely delusional chain of thought to say the bible was against slavery. > . it was regarded as a necessity for society to function at the time. This weak excuse again... What changed? Why would god change his mind like that? Are we to believe every Christian prior to now was stupid but YOU have a truthful understanding? Or might it be people made up the bible and that's why it contains such mundane domestic concerns like what hat you can wear at what time? While we're at it, what else from this ancient religion is no longer relevant? It's many passages on how to treat each other would probably be good to delete, times have changed. I assume you don't stone adulterers either, or any of the other things god has changed his mind about over the years.

graemep 12d ago

Christianity has no rules on how to treat slaves other than one or two sentences in the epistles of Paul telling people to be kind, and another encouraging freeing slaves. This is far form endorsing slavery. it was regarded as a necessity for society to function at the time. It is rather like how Christians now often accept the accumulation of wealth that is inevitable in a capitalist society as better than the alternatives. St Paul also said slaves (and women, and people of different races) were equal before God ( Galatians 3:28 ). The Bible has rules about how to treat slaves, but from a Christian point of view these did not apply - they are Jewish law similar to not eating pork or requiring circumcision etc. Christianity was the main motivation behind abolishing slavery and we have written records of Christians calling for slavery to be abolished going back to the 4th century.

bcjdjsndon 12d ago
> Christianity has no rules on how to treat slaves other than one or two sentences in the epistles of Paul telling people to be kind, and another encouraging freeing slaves. That's what I told you lol... Some moral code, huh? Slavery permissible > This is far form endorsing slavery It's right next to it. Rules for slaves would permit slavery wouldnt they? Absolutely delusional chain of thought to say the bible was against slavery. > . it was regarded as a necessity for society to function at the time. This weak excuse again... What changed? Why would god change his mind like that? Are we to believe every Christian prior to now was stupid but YOU have a truthful understanding? Or might it be people made up the bible and that's why it contains such mundane domestic concerns like what hat you can wear at what time? While we're at it, what else from this ancient religion is no longer relevant? It's many passages on how to treat each other would probably be good to delete, times have changed. I assume you don't stone adulterers either, or any of the other things god has changed his mind about over the years.