Sure, slavery was generally accepted until very recently - so would you say the bible endorses slavery, or denounces it?
Right, it’s the Lord commanding people to wipe out those groups. Whether or not the command should be reflected in the current day, that passage was written. That passage contains the Lord commanding people to wipe out groups - would you agree, or disagree?
The first one is an instruction to the enslaved telling them to obey their masters, whether they’re kind or cruel.
To your second point, the passage names Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The bible actually refers to these groups separately, and collectively as the “nations” that are encountered by the Israelites. These groups do (generally) have distinct identities and practices.
I am absolutely happy to be wrong, and I’m not intending to be hostile - I know these beliefs are deeply held and are personal, and I’m not attacking you for your faith. Just want to make that clear! 👍
Which bit?
Slavery: 1 Peter 2:18
Genocide: Deuteronomy 20:17
Obviously these are just little tasters, there’s definitely more in there :)
Chappelle Roan’s Subway (?); it’s on the radio at the moment constantly in my office and it honestly just sounds like wailing for like three minutes. It pierces straight through my noise-cancelling earbuds, and is just genuinely very annoying. Unfortunately, her last one, Pink Pony Club, had a similar effect. I think the pitch and power of her voice is impressive but it’s just the right level to be annoying. No hate to her as an artist, it’s not like that, it’s just those two songs make me want to vomit.
Beep boop 🤖🤖
Oh fuck, I recognise like… Four things here? I’m old.
What’s the buckle my shoe thing? That’s a really old song, no?
What’s brainrot girlfriend?
Man you are wound up so tight
Mate I’m not gonna comment on anything else you’ve said, but it’s very funny to see you immediately whine about an “ad hominem” given your other very personal insults and aggressive tone in other comments in this larger thread lol, it’s like… Grow a pair and insult people, or whinge about being insulted. Don’t do both 😂
Solves both problems really
Do you think it’s cos the police are scared of the people who can actually fight? Four bobbies to a granny but not one brave enough to face up to somebody their own size?
Bars??? You think any prison could hold so fearsome and scary a person as her?? Look; in that picture she needs at least four burly policemen to even have a chance of physically manhandling her while she cries out
Wow! Look at that thumbnail! Thank god they got that hardened criminal off the streets.
All these evil terrorist supporters say “oooh think of the children” when talking about the genocide, but they never stop for a second to think about how the missile drones feel.
Those tiny little heavily armed drones must be terrified of these old women in England non-violently protesting. My heart aches for them, those poor, cold, metal drones that are wiping out entire families.
Linkedin is usually a nightmare. It has been especially bad today. So many right wing freaks.
I get the vibe that you’re very young. And feminine, but probably amab (unsure of how you identify).
Ah, rough. Groceries can be wildly expensive.
Wait, what’s your weekly grocery bill just for you?
I was about to say Reform UK is not welcome in the UK but unfortunately I think I’m wrong about that
third ball
Okay, so we can agree that the Bible has at least one passage that commands genocide, in that time, for those four groups? Not a gotcha, not a criticism of your faith, just a question about the content of the scripture.
Yes, I think slavery is bad even if the person in slavery is treated “well”. Those Leviticus passages are interesting. Who is the “you” addressed in them? What’s the meaning of “your brother” in the second - does that mean any person, or a specific “in-group” of people?
The Luke passage is nice! It seems, from just the passages I’ve shared and the passages you’ve shared, that the Bible acknowledges slavery as extant during the various periods it was written, and sits on the fence about it. Was there a passage about how much you should charge for a slave, and how you should beat them? I believe I’ve heard that somewhere, but can’t look it up right now.