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The Bible, the Church & Slavery: Answering Sam Harris (Part Two)

Posted on 2018/07/14 by Graham Veale

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In part one we examined a fairly popular Daily Wire YouTube video in which Sam Harris lamented that the Bible does not condemn slavery. 

Ben Shapiro responds that Harris’s has a simplistic view of how religious texts effect social change; Shapiro is quite correct.

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Does the Bible Endorse Slavery? Answering Sam Harris (Part One)

Posted on 2018/07/14 by Saints and Sceptics

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See also: The Bible and the Abolition of Slavery In a relatively popular Daily Wire YouTube video, Sam Harris has lamented that the Bible does not condemn slavery.

Unfortunately, Harris seem to present a hopelessly naïve view of what slavery meant in different regions and cultures over time.

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