On Jul 11, 7:35 pm, George <geo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If you could ask this man, do you think he would agree with you that
slavery was often like "non-union shop"?
The point was that the social-economic culture of then should not be
judge by today culture. Slavery comes in manifold forms. Yet my
point was, one could make the best of it as a slave even as today
one can make the best of it in a bad work enviornment.
Also, Paul in 1 Cor said that if a slave could make himself free, then
do so. If not, then as in both cases, live as Christ did.
The point is that regardless of the time or place, not everyone subscribes
to such immorality. Certainly religious leaders who are held up to such
high moral standards should never do so. And yet here we have in the
Bible, the very "king" of Christianity telling slave owners how to punish
their slaves. And I ask you, why should anyone worship someone/something
who would do that? No amount of apologizing for Christ can make up for the
fact that he encouraged slavery and the punishment of slaves.
The Persistence of Islamic Slavery ... The Persistence of Islamic Slavery...Muslim slavers in the Sudan primarily enslave non-Muslims, ... The BBC reported in March 2007 that slave raids "were a common feature ... and the Process of Islamization from the Eleventh through the ... (alt.politics.bush)
Re: Resilient Iraqis ask what civil war? ... Herding camels or goats out in the sun-blasted dunes of the Sahara, or serving hot mint tea to guests in the richly carpeted villas of Nouakchott, Mauritanian slaves serve their masters and are passed on as family chattels from generation to generation. ... If a woman is a slave, her descendants are slaves," said Boubacar Messaoud, who was born a slave and is now his country's leading anti-slavery campaigner. ... He says a 1981 decree outlawing slavery is a dead letter and slavery is alive in Mauritania, with all its manifestations of non-paid work, punishment, forced sex and other abuses. ... (rec.martial-arts)
Re: If Invented Today, Would Islam Have a Chance? ... 28, brought the priceless artifacts into the United States on June 11, ... The American military authorities had made no effort to prevent the ...Slavery, in the form of involuntary servitude, is not acceptable. ... cruel the slave is still a slave and therefore is bereft of freedom ... (soc.culture.iraq)
Re: George Monbiot: Why should I love this country? ... >> Looks like you are all confusing Patriotism with Nationalism.... Nope - we made slavery illegal in 1772, ...slave trade with foreign islands stopped. ...Royal Navy patrols Indian Ocean to interdict Arab slavers. ... (soc.culture.british)
Re: Intellectual Racism(Why Not Admit The Bell Curve Rings True?) ... >>Racism was invented in reaction to the horrendous practices... >>that evolved after slavery ended in the U.S. ... > No. Slave traders started to decry the humanity of the owned slave, ... It was christianity that brought slavery to ... (sci.econ)
