Sancho Cruz <
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> Remember, The Bible was written long ago by men who were far
> smarter than we are today. That's why they're in The Bible
> and nobody from this century is. There aren't any scientists
> in The Bible either. It's for good reason, survey's show that
> most scientists are leftists.
>
> "Read and Obey The Bible"
>
>
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/1992/issue33/3324.html
>
> *Why Christians Should Support Slavery*
>
> Key reasons advanced by southern church leaders
> by The Editors
> 1/01/1992
>
>
> Many southern Christians felt that slavery, in one Baptist
> minister's words, "stands as an institution of God." Here's
> why.
>
> Biblical Reasons
>
> * Abraham, the "father of faith," and all the patriarchs held
> slaves without God's disapproval (Gen. 21:9-10).
>
> * Canaan, Ham's son, was made a slave to his brothers (Gen.
> 9:24-27).
>
> * The Ten Commandments mention slavery twice, showing God's
> implicit acceptance of it (Ex. 20:10, 17).
>
> * Slavery was widespread throughout the Roman world, and yet
> Jesus never spoke against it.
>
> * The apostle Paul specifically commanded slaves to obey their
> masters (Eph. 6:5-8).
>
> * Paul returned a runaway slave, Philemon, to his master
> (Philem. 12).
>
>
> Charitable and Evangelistic Reasons
>
> * Slavery removes people from a culture that "worshipped the
> devil, practiced witchcraft, and sorcery" and other evils.
>
> * Slavery brings heathens to a Christian land where they can
> hear the gospel. Christian masters provide religious
> instruction for their slaves.
>
> * Under slavery, people are treated with kindness, as many
> northern visitors can attest.
>
> * It is in slaveholders' own interest to treat their slaves
> well.
>
> * Slaves are treated more benevolently than are workers in
> oppressive northern factories.
>
>
> Social Reasons
>
> * Just as women are called to play a subordinate role (Eph.
> 5:22; 1 Tim. 2:11-15), so slaves are stationed by God in their
> place.
>
> * Slavery is God's means of protecting and providing for an
> inferior race (suffering the "curse of Ham" in Gen. 9:25 or
> even the punishment of Cain in Gen. 4:12).
>
> * Abolition would lead to slave uprisings, bloodshed, and
> anarchy. Consider the mob's "rule of terror" during the French
> Revolution.
>
>
> Political Reasons
>
> * Christians are to obey civil authorities, and those
> authorities permit and protect slavery.
>
> * The church should concentrate on spiritual matters, not
> political ones.
>
> * Those who support abolition are, in James H. Thornwell's
> words, "atheists, socialists, communists [and] red
> republicans."
>
>
Yep, and we are going to enslave the libs and finally make them useful
members of society by making them earn thier keep.
--
"...And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not
warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of
resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to
the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a
century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time,
with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."--
Thomas Jefferson, Nov. 13, 1787