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In reply to the discussion: Why Did So Many Christians Support Slavery? [View all]guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)39. Rude?
Last edited Mon Apr 23, 2018, 09:54 PM - Edit history (1)
Reading the many posts about the simplistic beliefs of theists, and the childish behaviors of theists, there are many descriptive terms that come to mind.
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The Gospels were written after year 100, but the Copts already established Christianity
Kolesar
Apr 2018
#187
Religion - not just Christianity, btw - is often used as a justification
The Velveteen Ocelot
Apr 2018
#6
Christianity has never been a monolith. It probably has more splinter factions/denominations
hlthe2b
Apr 2018
#7
JW say no true christian can vote let alone be involved in politics, and I bet they
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#53
Vague? One could conclude their basing it off of the very basics of what it is to follow Jesus
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#75
Who cares what Jesus or Paul thought since as you point out there is no way of really knowing,
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#55
Oh hell yes, if they could make it legal there are plenty of them in this country and they all
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#140
Mountains of evidence christians have used their religion to justify slavery since the beginning
Eliot Rosewater
Apr 2018
#144
Might have something to do with the omnibenevolent man-god totally failing to address the issue.
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2018
#27
Slavery, or support of the institution, is why we have a Southern Baptist Convention today
Docreed2003
Apr 2018
#30
yes. but that doesn't show the connection between supporting slavery and the christian church
ollie10
Apr 2018
#148
You have said that you are not interested in the teachings in biblical day....
ollie10
Apr 2018
#151
Vanity, Greed, Malice and Avarice mentality when it comes to Money. "consumed in material measure"
Civic Justice
Apr 2018
#61
"an early Christianity that was very inwardly focused and grounded in love, empathy and decency"
trotsky
Apr 2018
#120
Almost all organized religion operates on the principle of conveniently unverifiable promise
Major Nikon
Apr 2018
#92
Fredrick Douglass made it clear not all slavery was equally horrible
Exultant Democracy
May 2018
#190
Denying Fredrick Douglass agency and hard earned expertise is indefensible.
Exultant Democracy
May 2018
#192
You must not have read their post before you read the first line of mine.
Exultant Democracy
May 2018
#194
Why did christian slave owners develop the most systematically brutal and sadistic form of slavery
Exultant Democracy
Apr 2018
#98
Then why do so many of them eagerly put what little they have in the collection plate?
Act_of_Reparation
Apr 2018
#130
Beats me. My Christian ancestors opposed slavery, especially the kind they saw in the USA.
raging moderate
Apr 2018
#180