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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Yes, God did say that in Lev. It also says in Joshua and elswhere that the Hebrews were to massacre certain people. Does that mean that it is O.K for me to go out and buy someone or to go on a murder spree? No, and both for the same reason. God knows the inmost heart. If there are a people...
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Seriously......
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    The hypo was meant to show that the actions you pointed out: capturing, selling, etc. is what makes slavery wrong. If you want it spelled out here you go: S...L...A...V...E...R...Y I....S W....R...O...N...G. I was taking it for granted that everyone on this forum believed that. I was...
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    It means an object of physical property.
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Free slaves who were found on their own( especially the defensless) were often captured and resold into slavery as "runaway slaves." Just because their captors could not prove they were runaways didn't matter.
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    1: If you are becoming impatient perhaps you should take a break. Not ment as an insult, just saying that that's what I do when I get impatient 2: I have been looking in my Strong's and can't find the statement you refered to where God said"you may have slaves." Could you help me by citing it...
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Unless the Truth you believe in tells you that it's your job to get other people to believe. I'm not trying to start a debate on the subject, just wanted to share my viewpoint.
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Ummm.....the Crusades LOL. Join or die vs. join because I love you and want to fellowship with you.
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Ok. The position of pope is "technically" one of complete authority on Earth. If God stepped down into that position, whether people actually listened to the earthly pope would no longer be relevant because the new Pope Dios I would actually be the complete authority on Earth and (within the...
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Let me clarify. God created all creation with the soul purpose of fellowship. You can't have fellowship with robots. Therefore the point of everything is that we have the free will to fellowship with God. Plus the comment you quoted was in response to saying that God should run the vatican...
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Hypothetical: You are passing by a southern slave auction and you see a young boy being sold for much less money than you had on you. You buy the boy to keep him from the mistreatment he would surely find in the hands of another. You keep the boy on your property to keep him from being...
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    It's not about versions of truth. Its about me doing the best I can to search out Truth for myself. If I must choose a label or "version" than Christianity is the best. As long as you take it by it's literal definition and don't add anything to it. I am a follower of Christ. Nothing more...
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Also there are far more than 1 billion people that believe in the ability of God to communicate his will through writing.
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Once again, not neccisarily. We who believe that scripture is true read about how God spoke directly to men, or through prophets who could demonstrate His power, and they still fell quite often.
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Not really. Just because we are too flawed to percieve aspects of Truth without help, doesn't mean that Truth is variable.
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Yes, but why was it wrong? Was it wrong because it was called slavery or because of how real human beings were being treated. That is the important thing to remember when we try to set broad-based titles of Right or Wrong on things. Good and evil come from individual actions, not institutions.
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    Why does god rely so heavily on faith?

    Yes, the religion would cease to exist, but neither God nor His Truth would cease to exist. A tree does make a sound when it falls wether there is anyone to here it or not.
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    The path can be corrupted, yes but Truth cannot be corrupted. That is why it is every person's responsibility to search out the Truth for themselves instead of simply trying to find the best path.
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    Question for Jews, Christians and Muslims

    Perhaps you are right and I misspoke. My meaning is this: To mistreat another person is wrong, but to make social and legal structures available through which someone could be bound to another is not necissarily wrong. We have to remember the possition of the destitute and of foreigners in...
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    Moral example of the Catholic Church

    Besides, since we have scripture, we already know how to live. God telling us in person instead of in writing(without nixing free will) wouldn't really change things.
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