Christopher Hitchens vs. Dinesh D'Souza, debate at CU-Boulder (Part 2 of 13)

Chris Hitchens and Dinesh D'Souza debating religion at CU-Boulder on Monday January 26th.

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[shaybshay]

Dinesh lost me when he said he will argue with reason.

[adknerr]

You have no idea what it was like to live in the south preslavery when scripture was used consistantly to SUPPORT the idea of slavery.

It's clearly stated in the Old Testament in Leviticus and is not removed in the New. Paul clearly states slaves to obey and their owners to not release them but to 'treat them justly'.

Now, I think you are hard pressed to attack the bible if you feel that black/white racisms is sanctioned however. Weak sauce here, but generic slavery is abolutely there.

[hunga224]

Dinesh D'Souza=Indian Mr Bean.

[mojo972]

Dinesh D'Souza is truly an atrocious little rat-fink of a man

[symelian]

there is no argument against slavery anywhere in the bible ...

[T3rraBahamut]

but its a classic

[adknerr]

And you only need to go 4 chapters in to find that justification for slavery, at Genesis 9:25-27.

The next book, Exodus, goes into great deal about how slaves are to be kept and owned... and pretty much right after the 10 commandments are basically listed out.

[youjutsusha]

everytime this guys opens... he says something about his pants.... its not funny

[Havokreator]

More than 500 years before Christ was even born, Buddhism flourished in India, and one of its main teachings was compassion. So Dinesh's argument that compassion was only a christian idea is absolute B.S. And for those who don't know Buddhism is an atheist religion( almost paradoxical isn't it?) so it was not founded on the basis of a mighty sky daddy always following us around. And that's one of the many examples of compassion in other cultures. What a load of crap this guy's spouting...

[princessdiana71]

Dinesh is awesome!!! thanks for defending christians!

[adknerr]

Sorry I really couldn't let it go, but thanks to you I've refreshed reading up on the book of Exodus. Please direct your reading to chapter 21 where it explicitly discusses exact ways you can own slaves, including other Hebrews, sons and daughters, and even take on extra wives. Seriously please re-read this story and then please never use Exodus ever again as a story of anti-slavery.

If you'd like to use the metaphore of it, like MLK did, that's fine, just preface it that way.

[adknerr]

Indeed. How about what the president of the confederate states Jefferson Davis said, on record to Senate, on Feb 14th 1850.

"[Slavery] was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all ages, has been found among the people of the highest civilization, and in nations of the highest proficiency in the arts."

He is quite accurate in this statement. Obviously he is wrong, because the BOOK IS FALSE.