Pastornate replies to azsuperman01 "Tough questions for christians # 33"

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To GsliMaIiy: Slavery was limited to 6 years?? I think not! God himself told his peeps exactly where to buy slaves, and then specifically and directly said the slaves "may be your property. You may bequeath them to your sons after you, to inherit as a possession forever." FOREVER is not 6 years! Why not upgrade to "mainstream" Christianity, so you can be honest about the Bible's shortcomings and still revere it? There has ALWAYS been slavery—REAL slavery. Stop making excuses on God's behalf!

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To GsliMaIiy: It is a waste of time dialoging with a fundamentalist. Let me just say this: get real! You parrot the pat answer you heard in church. Of COURSE churches will have an answer for every goofy or patently false thing the Bible says (like "it wasn't really slavery then"); what else CAN they say, if they are to stay in business? The Bible is chock full of favorable references to slavery, and NO reference to it being a bad thing.

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@GsliMaIiy Thank you so much for clarifying that for me. I so appreciate you succinct answer and references!! Many people are too angry to read or listen before they make up their minds.

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Lev 25:38. "I am the LORD your God.... As for your male & female slaves whom you may have: you may buy ... from among the nations that are round about you. You may also buy from among the strangers who sojourn with you & their families that are with you, who have been born in your land; & they may be your property. You may bequeath them to your sons after you, to inherit as a possession for ever; you may make slaves of them."

You STILL believe a book that says God approved slavery? Go figure.