Jean #fundie

Jean #fundie thewomanofvirtue.blogspot.com

Just as wives are to be submissive to their husbands, likewise slaves are to be submissive to their masters.

I do not believe slavery is wrong, because a) The bible does not condemn slavery and b) Slavery makes so much sense and to say slavery is wrong we rob the gospel off its meaning and even Election. The concept of total submission and slavery is at the very heart of Christ's gospel.

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old comment by SteelyDanorak

Oh come on, some of you, this is a five star quote surely. Classic fundie. There's a verse in the Bible that tells slaves to obey their masters, end of argument. Nothing else matters. Context? Wider reflection on slavery as a Biblical theme (e.g. if it's such a great idea what's the Exodus about)? Recognition that other Christians find slavery an indefensible practice which can have no place in God's kingdom? Neh, forget any of that. It mentions slavery in the Bible without condeming it, so that settles the matter.

If this isn't exactly what we're battling against on FSDT, I don't know why we come here. So who didn't give it 5 stars, and why?

old comment by tracer

Tell ya what, Jean:

Live as a slave for one month. No, not as a "slave" to your husband -- as the bona fide property of a total stranger whose only claim to fame was being the highest bidder at your auction. Do everything he tells you to. Get beaten if he's angry with you, or even if he's angry at someone else and wants to take it out on you, with no opportunity for retaliation. Be forced to have sex with him if he's into that sort of thing. Eat sqalid meals that barely meet subsistence-level requirements, and starve if your owner needs to cut back on "nonessential expenses". Sleep with the livestock, or out in the cold if the lifestock pens are full.

Put up with all of it for one month. Then, go on with your life.

Then tell me how you feel about the slavery of folks for whom that experience doesn't end after one month, or one year, or one lifetime.

old comment by rw23

Far down in the comments on Jean's blog, Ryoga M makes a good point:

"I would like to buy your daughter.

Don't worry, as a good Christian, I promise to follow all the rules of the Bible set out in Exodus 21. Don't worry, I don't intend to keep her as a house-keeper, I promise to marry her. I understand that if I don't marry her I have to free her, so, you can be sure I'll marry her. And I promise if I take another wife, (I think I want two or three), she'll get exactly the same amount of food and clothing and time in the sack with me as she got before I got married again, because I understand that if I don't, I have to free her. I also promise to only beat her enough that she can recover in a day or two. Gosh, I wouldn't want her to slack off on the cooking and cleaning. I also promise not to blind her or knock out her teeth, because, then I would have to free her.

Now, we both know your daughter might be a little reluctant to marry some stranger her parents chose for her, but, really, if the money's good, tough shit for her, right? After all, she has to obey you, right? That's what your God commands, right? What is a good price, do you think?"

Jean #fundie thewomanofvirtue.blogspot.com

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