What bible have you been reading? Read Leviticus and Exodus. It's very explicit, it doesn't vaguely state that slavery is "okay." It takes it a step farther and explains the logistics of owning a slave, how to properly beat them, as well as the inheritance rules about the "property" you've purchased.
Deuteronomy also not only condones rape, but explains how you should go about dealing with the situation upon raping her. Which is to purchase her, and then force her to be your wife.And let us not forget that whole thing about Lot's daughter in Genesis.
Also, here's some specific, "vague" quotes from the Bible for you, most of which have nothing to do with killing infidels 'cause that's only a Muslim thing.
"Cursed be he who does the Lords work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood." - Jeremiah 48:10
"'If a man lies with a man as one lies with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They must be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads." - Leviticus 20:13
"Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel." - Deuteronomy 17:12
"Wives, be subordinate to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord." - Colossians 3:18
"If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through." - Zechariah 13:3
"A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death." - Leviticus 21:9
I'd also like to note, in your response to your statement that the Bible is somehow less personal in what it suggests then the Qu'ran, that it instructs you on everything from hygiene to dietary choices. The Bible is very restrictive; it's just ignored by most Christians today.
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