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The Question of Slavery
Hi Everybody,

I wanted to thank all of you for your inspiring words of encouragement and stimulating conversation on my e-mail. My e-mail has been packed since my last blog. Special thanks to Dr’s Steve and Unamuno for their in-depth discussions regarding macroevolution, embryology and pathology. Some incredible stuff. It is making me have to study a lot more. It looks like the same bias in the scientific community toward anyone that questions “accepted and protected” scientific orthodoxy and dogma (the holy cow of science)…now has extended from evolutionary theory to the fields of meteorology and climate change….if you should publicly question Global Warming. Some have tried to show that no reputable scientists question evolution as there names are not included on a local website supporting this theory.   Well if they are, they are either retired or very well off, otherwise they will have a hard time making their mortgages or feeding their children with no job. Dismissal, censure, loss of tenure, loss of grants and blacklisted from every University in the country. Next we will see book burnings for the cause of science. The new movie “Expelled” goes into the “fate” of those scientists that would question the veracity and validity of much of the “evidence” regarding the evolutionary thesis. It would be like people that are Jewish putting their names on a list in Nazi Germany. Not a healthy thing to do.

A number of you have asked me to do a study on slavery as it both relates to the Bible, history and Christian culture. “How could a good God allow or even condone slavery?” A good question but extremely simplistic. Three thousand years ago was a VERY different world…with VERY different economic and cultural makeup. One of the best studies I have found is now on the net is written by Glenn Miller, a Theologian, scholar, and Philosopher. He has done some incredible historical research. It goes into great depth for those who actually want to understand this apparent anomaly… and answers some of the specific questions brought up by others.

www.christian-thinktank.com/qnoslave.html

Also on this site:  ANE is abbreviated for Ancient Near East.  It was confusing at first as he did not define the term in the begining of the text.

Please get back to me regarding specifics from this site and what you think of it.    Thanks!!

Journeyman
Posted by journeyman on 2008-04-26 01:40:34 | Rating: | Views: 69


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Posted by
Unamuno
on 2008-04-26 02:19:18
 
Actually, I think I have Raymond Westbrooks "History of Ancient Near Eastern Law" in my library. I pick up alot of book at estate sales.
 
 

Posted by
DrSteve
on 2008-04-26 03:16:40
 
It is amazing the striking differences btween OT "slavery" and historical slavery in the United States before the civil war.

Slavery for economic advantage of the elite -vs- providing economic relief of poverty, usually initiated by the slave not the owner.

Involuntary slavery..where humans were captured by force via slave traders -vs- voluntary entrance into this dependency state in return for economic security and protection. (sounds like the military)

Slaves often mistreated by any modern standards -vs- slaves not only generally protected from abuse but often made members of their families.

It is so sad that many Christians both in Europe and the United States prior to the Civil War, defended their racial slavery by abusing the scriptures which were written in a differnt time, culture and traditions.

Great Christian abolishionists like James Ramsy and Granville Ship repeatedly indentified the theory of "radical inferiority" with Hume and Voltaire and presented their attack on slavery a a vinacation of Christianity and a return to moral accountability. Some of the greatest voices against slavery were black coverts to Chrisitanity: Ignatius Sancho, Phillis Wheatly and Olavdah Equiano. Others that woke up evangelicals to this great evil....Benjamin Rush, John Wesly, Benezet and Sharp. In the United States Charles Finey, Lyman Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe and Wiilam Lloyd Garrison sounded the alarm for turning away from this evil.
 
 

Posted by
journeyman
on 2008-04-26 05:59:43
 
I also love the story of John Newton and William Wiberforce....their fight against slavery in Britian..and their faith that changed them. The movie "Amazing Grace" was quite good.
 
 


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