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10 questions linked to/from Does the Bible support slavery and (white) superiority in the context of American slavery?
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Does the Bible espouse moral absolutism or moral relativism? [closed]
I believe that throughout both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the Bible espouses moral absolutism.
Yet, I recently read on this site a response to a question about slavery:
As stated, ...
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Should women give sermons? [closed]
"Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let ...
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What is the basis for an omnipotent God allowing imperfect transmission of his Word? [closed]
tl;dr> Assuming:
God is all powerful
The Bible is inspired
There are copy mistakes that occur
If so, Why?
Some assumptions for my question first.
First, God knows all things, even future events. ...
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When did the African-American population become Christian?
As someone who's never been to the USA I might be making a completely wrong assumption, but from all the media, it seems that the majority of the African-American population were traditionally ...
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Does the Catholic Church have a position on slavery reparations?
Does the Catholic Church have an official position on slavery reparations?
For those interested, I asked the same
question
on Mi Yodeya, which is the site for Judaism.
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How have US Christian churches handled discrimination and segregation in the past?
How did Christian Churches deal with segregation laws in the United States and are there any Bible passages that deals with discrimination and segregation? What were typical responses from Churches ...
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How was slavery in the U.S. justified by Christianity? [closed]
President Barack Obama recently stated that many atrocities were done in the name of Christ. He went on to say that Slavery in the United States was also justified by Christianity.
Since he did not ...
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Slavery verses on the bible (1 Peter 2:18-20) [duplicate]
Is it ok to have slavery according to bible?
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the
good and gentle, but also to the froward.
For this is thankworthy, if a man ...
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If rules in the Bible can change, shouldn't Bibles be arranged chronologically so we know which one is right?
If there is a contradiction in the bible, you should listen to the newest rule (where I'm coming from is here). Wouldn't it make more sense for orthodox Christianity that the books of the bible be ...
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Slavery on Exodus 21 verse 20-21 [duplicate]
Does this verse permit slavery on the Holy Bible?
Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be
punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be
punished ...
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