The old testament codified and placed restrictions on the immortal practice of slavery. Is this some weak tea? Yes. But to think the Bible is pro-slavery is to completely ignore the context in which humans wrote.
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Similar to thinking the Quran is "pro-polygamy," when it really just set a cap at 4, cause the status quo was out of hand.
aug 27, 2025, 11:53 am • 0 0 • view
That's still polygamy, as opposed to monogamy. Just like the bible calling for "ethical" treatment of slaves is still supporting the practice of slavery
aug 27, 2025, 12:10 pm • 1 0 • view
But I'm not judging the bible by the standards of its time, I'm judging it by the standards of modern day because people are still quoting it and using it as justification for their actions. I don't care about the context under which it was written, I care about the context it is being used in
aug 27, 2025, 12:00 pm • 4 0 • view
People use religious texts to excuse all types of bullshit, and they don't care about the context either. That's a problem with shitty people. The religious texts are getting dragged by association with shitty people.
aug 27, 2025, 12:59 pm • 0 0 • view
It's 2025, I'm sure we can come up with some better standards and guidelines for how to live a moral life, new religions, new ways of being. Why cling to a 2000 year old book? You want to talk about context? Show me a religious text that takes vaccines and internet into context.
aug 27, 2025, 1:03 pm • 2 0 • view