Is slavery a good or bad thing?
Bad,i don't think it should take thousands of years to work that one out.
bad for the slave for sure, but what about for the master?
Good,free labour and sex
it must be quite nice to have a group of slaves - free labour, people to look down upon, free entertainment and the like plus surely an immense ego boost.
And Bank balance
Now I know this thread has been done before but what really is the Biblical stance on this one?
Its ok to own slaves as long as you don't hit them so hard that they die
this is one area of the Bible that seems to me a major flaw.
Not so weird when you Jockey on the back of other religions,you inherit their flaws too
How is it possible for Jesus and other such figures not to condemn slavery outright?
Because it was the norm to own slaves in them old ancient times.
How about Spartacus, was he a hero or villain?
Hero,it would have been great if they had all escaped from Rome though.
Why should a slave repect his master instead of attacking him?
I guess being beaten repeatedly with a stick would put them off
Why did the composers of the Bible not just remove these sections?
Men wrote the scriptures so what benefits Men stays in
is it ever acceptable to keep a slave?