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Originally Posted by RVCA
Are you aware that the Bible sanctions slavery? Though that doesn't directly promote racism, it was certainly a contributing factor.
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Don't be stupid. I don't like these biblical debates because they're tedious as balls, but this isn't even a point of debate.
It doesn't sanction racial slavery. Rather, certain offenses under the mosaic law were punishable by sentences of slavery. Likewise, certain nations captives were taken as slaves. There were sanctions and rules in place about how one was to treat a slave - and after so many years of service they were allowed to either be set free, or stay with their master for an indefinate amount of time. This isn't the cotton pickin', southern pride slavery we're talking about here.
Besides this - the Old Testament is mostly a historical record of the physical nation of Isreal. Although the principals of the laws can be discerned, things like slavery sanctions, certain "unclean" foods, and the like aren't the principals that founded Christianity.
Just a heads up.