The following passage describes the sickening practice of sex slavery. How can anyone think it is moral to sell your own daughter as a sex slave?
(Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.
2006-07-12 06:46:35 · 16 answers · asked by Biomimetik 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You're probing into parts of the Bible that the Church would rather you didn't. The passage you're quoting is supported by other, similar passages in the "Holiness Code" of Leviticus. There's a great deal of scripture like this in the Old Testament. It doesn't present a very good view of a loving, benevolent God, does it?
The modern Church takes what scriptures they like, and use them to support their beliefs. They discard the ones that disagree with their world view, and rationalize them away. Look at the "Holiness Code" of Leviticus as an example. Of the 168 "rules of holiness" contained there, most modern churches only preach one. They use it to condemn homosexuality as an "abomination to God". Never mind that a few verses earlier Leviticus condems wearing clothing made of two different fabrics as an "abomination to God". Hmm... according to Leviticus, someone who wears a cotton/polyester blend is just as much an abomination as a homosexual. How many times have you heard that preached?
2006-07-12 07:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This was a long time ago. Slavery was very common practice back then and unfortunatly women were not regarded as real people. They did not have rights and were sold as maids (slaves), had arranged marriages and usually they did not have much say in the matter.
Thank goodness things have changed. Hopefully some day All people will be treated equally.
2006-07-12 13:56:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Irradicate Islam, Religion of Oppression and Slavery. We must free the people of the Middle East from their Prophet of Hate and Lies.
2006-07-12 14:02:21 · answer #3 · answered by McGeezy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to do some research on the way things happened back in that time! Slavery in those days was not like they were in the days of the southern pieces of dung of the USA!
Just do a little research!
loj
2006-07-12 13:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a dead religion.
FYI: check out some ancient babylonian texts...you'll find that many of the customs were customs of the day across the cultures, rather than strictly Hebrew.
2006-07-12 13:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by gg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahh but it's a quote from Exodus.... surely everyone knows that:
Exodus = messed up
2006-07-12 13:51:07 · answer #6 · answered by aaxof 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was the way things were in those days. God never told anyone to sell their children He only said "IF" you do. Just like He never "WANTED" divorce He stated again"IF" you divorce.....
Grasp the concept!
2006-07-12 13:51:46 · answer #7 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that a religion, government, culture, etc. should be able to live with themselves after doing something like that.
2006-07-12 13:52:02 · answer #8 · answered by Terri C. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I see your aviator I expect to see critical religious question.
What is the religion wou are talking about?
And What is your sources?
2006-07-12 13:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by zaaterah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How much for a blonde 17 year old (5'7", 110)?
2006-07-12 13:51:06 · answer #10 · answered by Kenny ♣ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋