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Is Slavery Right Or Wrong
During the time of slavery pro-slavery southerner’s pushed the bible to defend the institution of American slavery. Defenders of slavery believed they had every right to keep slavery going and used excerpts from the bible to their benefit. Defenders of slavery attempted to show that slavery was morally right, and said slavery was given approved by God himself. Although defenders of slavery may have reasons to make slavery seem not so bad, slavery was taking away basic human rights from men and women, and pro-slavery southerner’s had no right to display evidence from the bible. The bible does display evidence of slavery throughout, but slavery during this time was unjust and quite different from times in the bible. A slave is someone who is …show more content…
God determines what is right and wrong, and interpreting text from the Bible to make slavery not seem bad is wrong. Pro-slavery Southerner’s used everything they could to make slavery something that wasn’t frowned upon. Several Christian church fathers forbid slavery under their control and used their resources to free them. In my view, many preachers and leaders in the south took scripture out, context to justify their view of slavery. If I knew what I know now I would have stood up for the freedom of slaves. All people are made in the image of God and in God’s eyes we are all equal. If I was a Christian in the south during slavery, I would have argued for the freedom of slaves with the use of the Bible and tradition to show that all men are created equal. I would support the Abolitionist movement go fight slavery by helping slaves escape from their owners and help them to freedom by transporting them and providing short-term shelter. In addition, I would try to use my monetary resources and other Christians’ resources to purchase their freedom. All people deserve the same rights no matter what race. Since so many slave owners were Christians I would have reached out to the church and held meetings with church leaders and preachers to discuss the issue of
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