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Old 01-13-2008, 05:15 PM   #35
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Again, a recognizance that slavery existed is not a condoning of slavery.

Telling slaves to treat their masters well, is not a statement saying that slavery is good, but rather merely a statement that tries to make the best of an existing situation.

The Luke parable is a story talking about the future using imagery that the people of Jesus' day would have understood. If you look at the whole context, it's pretty clear that Jesus isn't talking about slaves and masters at all.

None of the Old Testament passages really go against what I was saying about progressivity, which, to be fair, is a concept that can be quite hard to explain.
ok so you picked one of the 6 examples I posted...whatabout the others?
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