Is Slavery in the Bible? (Part 2)

What did Civil War era Christians think of slavery?

Links to slavery quotes:
Thomas/Thornton Stringfellow
http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/stringfellow/stringfellow.html
George Fitzhugh
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fitzhughcan/fitzcan.html
Jonathan Blanchard
http://www.examiner.com/human-trafficking-in-dallas/top-10-inspiring-abolitio...

Music: Derek Oldman - Prophecy
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/15520

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[Skepticktok]

Bravo my friend! Well said.

By the way as a black American currently living in the U.S I have seen a great irony. You might find it amusing but believe it or not the African American descendents of these slaves are among the most devout Christians in the country. My upbringing is a testament to the fact that the black church is one of the strongest and most populated sects of American Christianity.

[Discern4]

@Skepticktok Makes me wonder if any of them are attending churches that supported slavery 150 years ago. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if there were some black americans back then that *agreed* with slavery, saying that it was God's will. The same indoctrination that causes a muslim woman to embrace and defend head coverings and male domination/abuse.

[derek24hudson]

@Discern4. Excellent videos, and the use of the quotes for and against slavery was a very effective device, showing that texts can be made to fit one's own prejudices. Thanks for posting, and keep up this vital work.

[Discern4]

@derek24hudson thank you!

[greyman000]

It seams that the southern interpretation of the Bible in regards to slavery was much closer to what the Bible actually states. But then again, only a very stupid being would use written words in a translation of extinct languages, copied and revised over millennia to convey an important message. If the words "Don't be a dick /God" was written in every languages in stones all over the world, and on the moon, I would be impressed.

[Discern4]

@greyman000 said "It seams that the southern interpretation of the Bible in regards to slavery was much closer to what the Bible actually states."

Yep, I agree.

[chicarbiomed]

God told me that pepsi is better than coke, but my neighbor said that God told him coke is better than pepsi. I ended up running my neighbor over with my truck, I'm sure God was pleased.

[trondreitan]

Well researched and well edited video. Thanks for making it!

[Lisa3679]

@Discern4 Since physical punishment and intimidation were routine, it would not be a stretch to conclude, especially with slavery being supported in the bible, that some Christianized slaves accepted these conditions without resistance. After several generations, there was also no memory of a life outside of enslavement. People who escaped enslavement were considered mentally unstable by the scientists of those times. The entire complexity of this issue deserves a series of videos.

[chicarbiomed]

@commoncents78 The bible is pretty absurd. Good comment!

[commoncents78]

"If we believe absurdities, we will commit atrocities." - Voltair

[pumpstations]

@chicarbiomed OMG LOL I guess your neighbor wasn't a 'real' christian. Or maybe god needed to cause a paradox so you could run him over and god could smell the fear, as he enjoys so much. Rofl

[EvenGodsSuffer]

@Discern4

Paul expected the Endtimes before his own death, so naturally he wouldn't have wanted his slave followers to make waves before Jesus got there.

Unless, of course ...

Timothy had not been written by Paul at all but by some later hand.

[Discern4]

@eyallev ahhh good point, it seems God is more clever than I anticipated. He knows exactly what he's doing. He sits back and laughs as we annihilate ourselves trying to figure out His will.