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Originally Posted by OBCT
I really appreciate your ability to keep a discussion civil and free of unnecessary insults.
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It wasn't an unnecessary insult. You said this...
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Could it be that slavery can be done rightly and wrongly? I won't be the one to judge.
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If you actually believe that, you are a moron, among other things.
In the interests of civility, I'd be interested to hear any scenario you can describe in which the practice of slavery is "done rightly".
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Originally Posted by OBCT
Beyond that point, I am actually serious. As peter12 mentioned earlier, I find that people in today's "civilized" culture are often too quick to assume that the way we do/see/understand/believe things today are far superior to the way things used to be. I disagree.
The Bible was written in a different time. Today, lots of people are into relativistic morality and truth, so here's a comparison that might work for them. Back in Biblical times, slavery was right for them. I do not know exactly what the history of slavery is for humankind, but I know that it was prevalent for many many years (and still, sadly, is in some areas). One way or another, many societies "functioned" - without economic collapse or constant uprisals leading to social upheaval - under a system that either allowed or promoted slavery. This does not mean that we are wrong today - I am certainly not pro-slavery! - but it does mean that it was a long-embraced part of our (recorded) history.
Now, as far as God's stance on the subject... again, I'm not sure He needs my defense. I will say that the Bible was in most ways not written to promote social reform (at least not directly). It calls believers to act in propriety, and if that means having the grace to free their slave, as example, the Bible certainly leaves open that option. A lack of codemning does not necessarily imply condoning. The instances where slavery is mentioned, it is basically commanding readers not to take advantage of their slaves (or for the slaves to be loyal).
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Sure, slavery was right for people in the past. They were wrong.
What a weird argument. If you want to pump your particular brand of superstition I'd think that you'd steer clear of this obviously evil practice, but here you are trying to justify it with the "relativism" nonsense.