Its quiet: here's a problem. Can we as Christians, in the year 2005 AD
own slaves? 

I raise this question because of: 

 Leviticus 25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do
sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy  and they shall be your
possession they shall be your bondmen forever.  

Genesis 9:25 And he [Noah] said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of
servants shall he be unto his brethren.  

Exodus 21:2 & 7 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall
serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing  And if a
man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the
menservants do.  

Joel 3:8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the hand
of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the Sabeans, to
a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it. 

 Luke 12:47-48 [Jesus speaking] And that servant, which knew his
lords will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his
will, shall be beaten with many stripes.  But he that knew not, and
did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few
stripes.  

Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your masters.  So
obviously the Biblical God thinks slavery is right, right?  Just look
at these: Isaiah 58:6  Undo the heavy burdens... let the oppressed go
free, ... break every yoke. 

 Matthew 23:10 Neither be ye called Masters: for one is your Master,
even Christ.  (Also see Exodus 22:21 & 21:16) 

It is my understanding, after a careful historical study of the
periods and countries in question, that pro-slavery Bible verses were
cited by many churches in the South during the Civil War, and were
used by some theologians in the Dutch Reformed Church to justify
apartheid in South Africa.  There are more pro-slavery verses than
cited here.

> Its quiet: here's a problem. Can we as Christians, in the
> year 2005 AD own slaves? 
> 
> I raise this question because... 


You are in the wrong newsgroup?

Oh, I do so love these philosophical debates!

Johnny-fun-with-Christians

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Edward  wrote:

> Its quiet: here's a problem. Can we as Christians, in the year 2005 AD
> own slaves?
>


Absolutely! Over a 21 year period I had three child slaves. Now I have 
allowed them their freedom I am left with my wife, the most humble servant 
of them all. I hesitate to use the word 'slave' - but she would prefer this 
term.