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   From: bredband.net@ojevind.lang   
      
   "Larry Swain"  skrev i meddelandet   
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   >> There is no mention in the Bible of slavery being wrong,   
   >   
   > No there isn't, but there are a lot of mentions of it and a number of   
   > places that make it as humane and short as possible (no more than 6 years   
   > if the Torah is to be believed).   
   >   
   > and for a long time   
   >> afterwards, no Christian suggested it either.   
   >   
   > True, but as I remember, no other religion does either until the modern   
   > period.  Please do correct me if I'm in error on that.   
      
   No, you are correct. I did not try to hold up Christianity as particularly   
   evil; I just pointed out that there was no Christian opposition to slavery.   
   Not until the 18th century.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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