Slavery in "Christian" America

How the Bible was used to support a system of profound oppression and dehumanisation.

[@West3720]

People use religion to justify and reinforce what they ALREADY believe.

[@jdoe7674]

Ain’t that the truth I am a Christian and I see people all the time using one or two out of context verses to justify just about anything they want to believe and if I offer a verse that completely refutes the interpretation of the verse they offered then they say I’m taking it out of context they’ve created a beautiful system where they can’t be wrong

[@ComesTheLight]

@@jdoe7674 I agree. People who are constantly and truly taking scriptures out of context and quoting scripture at you to try to get you to do what THEY think you should -- are not actual followers of Jesus. What they seek is to control you. Religion and its related documentation are dangerous; it only takes a hot second before someone is abusing them for their own selfish, ungodly purposes - while claiming their "Lord" is God. Nope. They are their own Lords and bow to themselves. This is why the founders of the United States wanted church/religion and the state/government to be completely separate. One does not control the other. This is why the current extremist right-wing Justices on the Supreme Court are so dangerous. They are ruling otherwise...

[@anthonydaniels5633]

why jesus let this happen to blacks? but the way christianity is sert up is he loves whites bc hes fake and its only a god no white son tht died for anyone

[@BlGGESTBROTHER]

@@jdoe7674 That's the problem with the Bible in general. There is no context provided for what the "correct interpretation" of it is. It's so self contradictory that you could use it to support whatever interpretation you'd like; which is evidenced by the 40k+ different denominations of Christianity today.

[@jdoe7674]

@@BlGGESTBROTHER exactly the Bible really says whatever a person wants it to say and it becomes quite arrogant for one person to say they have the only one true interpretation and everyone else is wrong that’s why I left Christianity because no matter what denomination you choose there’s a big big chance your wrong and going to burn in hell forever because you guessed wrong and if there is a God i which personally I do believe there is but I don’t think he would set up a game in which you’re chances of winning are like 1% and if you don’t win the consequences are eternal hell if that’s how he set things up he’s either really stupid or he’s a psychopath and I don’t think either of those are the case its probably a lot deeper than that

[@lorenzojones6484]

Some preachers are still preaching the same sermon 🤢😡

[@Anointed012]

All of this and no recompense yet is incomprehensible.

[@mimicbox3]

It is never about God or salvation, It is always about power and wealth

[@DLFfitness1]

“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.” ― Carl Sagan

[@m.robespierre7528]

Exodus 21 were used to justify slavery. Richard Farman, a baptist leader and a slave owner, used this very verse and and sent it to the governor in the 1800s to keep slavery legal.

[@Hoe-numan5]

He was an idiot LoL and i am pretty that dude also don't consider Jesus Christ Jewish origin

[@teddyjam8134]

Yep and people read that bible every day and either don't understand what it says, or will actually bend over backwards trying to rationalize what it says. It's sad.

[@Hoe-numan5]

​@@teddyjam8134it was allowed for israelites but not force enslavement

[@kofiadosprempeh6965]

Again, this is why complete reparations to the descendants of American slavery is the most urgent thing in America today.

[@jdoe7674]

I don’t want to benefit off the suffering of my ancestors I want to make my own way and prove I don’t need other peoples pity or money

[@stefanroche3052]

@@jdoe7674 you can do both. Who gives a fuck about a hard work complex when ppl died to never see equal compensation for less than humane treatment just for looking different? It’s silly.

[@stefanroche3052]

@@jdoe7674 you’re already benefiting from their suffering by living in a world in which you aren’t treated as brutally disgusting. And it’s good too, because fuck that shit.

[@spiritualhumanist]

@@jdoe7674 you are a white redneck trumpist don’t pretend you are black

[@ProfessorBorax]

Funny how they can say one interpretation of the bible is truer than another. When you take the parts that say all humans are equal that's just as much cherry picking as anyone else. Thingis some values are just inherently intuitively good, you don't need a rligion to tell you that.

[@bikesrcool_1958]

You definitely need God to have a solid base of good and evil

[@lonnieclemens8028]

An interesting video. Thank you for sharing it.

[@abbagirl8819]

Why put God on what your wicked heart wants to do? Why would you need to justify something unless you knew it was wrong in the first place?

[@eatfrenchtoast]

The church taught this. Right next to anti-Semitism and exaggerated sexism. This doc underplays Christianity's role.

[@chocobeachboy1]

Because from the “inspired words of God” this was his will.

[@potatomongrel]

@@chocobeachboy1 That guy once told some dude named Abraham to kill his son just to show how loyal he was to God. Literally told some dude named Judah to "Destroy" a group of people named the Cannanites. He sent down an angel of death just to kill any first born in Egypt. God isn't against human sacrifice.

[@davywavy3724]

Religion just feels unnecessary. I want to learn as much as possible, and respect your right to worship/believe whatever deity/moral system you align yourself with. I just really wish the world would focus on reality and and trying to find out what reality even is. That is the true way to find “god” in my eyes. I would hope something similar to church could replace it in a hypothetically religion-free society because it is the best form of community building and way to gain trust in your fellow community members that we currently have.

[@erik9157]

The source of truth is ancient Egypt and thoth the Atlantean through his writings in the emerald tablets.

[@theworkethic]

@@erik9157 People fashion their God after their own understanding. They make their God first and worship him afterwards. - Oscar Wilde Stop searching for reality outside yourself and learn about the human psyche to understand how indoctrinated you are to fantasy and thinking some neanderthals in Egypt knew something humans don’t know now. Lastly, drop some lsd and get over yourself.

[@Hoe-numan5]

1 Timothy 1:10 : "We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers-and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."

[@SamanthasUniverse]

Who else is here in 2024 because Oklahoma and Louisiana are forcing schools to learn about Christianity and bring bibles into the schools?

[@jussikankinen9409]

Dont buy modern day slavery stuff if cry about old slavery, repeat history

[@tonyat8396]

If God disapprove slavery why is there any chapters written in the Bible about a slavers. Stop trying to clean up the Christian god the Christian God did not have a problem with slavery. He allegedly inspired the writers to include chapters about slavery. The Bible also said that the slave Master had the right to beat the slaves because the slave was his property Ephesians 6:5-8 Paul states, “Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ” which is Paul instructing slaves to obey their master. Similar statements regarding obedient slaves can be found in Colossians 3:22-24, 1 Timothy 6:1-2, and Titus 2:9-10.

[@chocobeachboy1]

You are absolutely right! But Christians for some reason, gloss over that part of the Bible. It’s part of the brainwashing.

[@Hoe-numan5]

All Men Are Created Equal Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

[@montybebi7725]

@@Hoe-numan5 God said slaves are the property of the owner and therefore not equal more like a free servant

[@Hoe-numan5]

@@montybebi7725 Jesus said that

[@montybebi7725]

@@Hoe-numan5 So I must willful obey my oppressors?

[@memphisakan4691]

People use the bible to extort money and etc

[@jussikankinen9409]

Why tobacco was big business, didnt army used it late 1800 to replace food that wasnt

[@aicirtapsmmas82]

The Bible is not a christian book. It is a book about a God and His people. From Genesis to Revelations, the Bible was written for, by and sbout tge Israelites (Children of Israel). The Descendants of slavery who today are living in the land of their captivity. The new Egypt. The derogatory word christian is only mentioned 3 times. Children of Israel or Israelite, over 230.

[@shanenolan85]

The one thing about slavery that makes me sad, is they HAD to work all day every day 365...in today's society, you get vacation days and sick days, etc. Imagine going to your slave master and asking for the weekend off to relax, or go visit loved ones!!!! Doing manual labor from sun up to sun down 😔😔❤🖤💚

[@patrickdrazen8411]

But back then, workers--whether in the cotton fields of Mississippi or the textile mills in Manchester, England--were interchangeable machine parts; less than human. If one breaks, get a replacement. So much still needs to be done but we HAVE come a long way!

[@oldschool5]

No.. We got sundays off. The folks who hated us most gave us sundays off so we can worship the god that they gave us.

[@1952monkey]

1 Timothy 1:9-11 understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, 10 the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, 11 in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

[@codeblood2000]

This was all about white supremacy not Christianity.

[@yutaoGOATsu236]

Christians used the bible to justify slavery because god tells his followers to buy slaves from surrounding countries and only punished those who have killed slaves or blinded them exodus 20:21

[@earnestlycontendingforthef5332]

The Lord Christ never condemned Slavery. But He has condemned divorce and adulterous remarriages...anyone guilty????

[@brianduzick9140]

@@yutaoGOATsu236 no you have interpreted the passage incorrectly.

[@shanenolan85]

@@earnestlycontendingforthef5332 Damn I never looked at it from that POV 💯💯🤔 he does forbid adultery and divorce, BUT....slavery is okay 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@earnestlycontendingforthef5332]

@@shanenolan85 There is no condemnation of slavery or any commands in not owning slaves. Either in the Old or New Testaments. But adultery and fornication are both kingdom excluding sins of wickedness. Yet few if any professing Christians ever seem to remind us of this apparent 'anomaly'.

[@nsbd90now]

The god of Abraham is totally cool with slavery. There was no "twisting of beliefs" needed. It is intellectually dishonest to say so. Jesus never said "slavery is wrong" and Paul certainly told slaves to obey their owners. Gimme a break. How disgraceful of you.

[@chocoalien78]

This is utterly sad. Either y'all have not read the entire Bible or you all (black and white) are delusional about this "loving" god

[@oldschool5]

its mythology.. You shouldnt have to read the words of Europeans to hear what god has to say

[@andrebrown8969]

@@oldschool5 There is no god, so none of you are right.

[@oldschool5]

@@andrebrown8969 Agreed. Its mythology. There is no god

[@andrebrown8969]

@@oldschool5 I thought you thought there was a god. Understand now.

[@oldschool5]

@@andrebrown8969 hell naw. Every god I come across relies on the words of man. If a god was real no man would qualified to speak for it. The only reason why man speaks for god because man created god. Its mythology

[@jayguzman874]

When you do these documentaries you need to read the New Testament Right slavery is very much ok for Christians to even own their own other Christian brothers & sisters as slaves

[@omaryunes1769]

It also says 20 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, 21 but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property.

[@Hoe-numan5]

​@@omaryunes17691 Timothy 1:10 : "We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers-and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."

[@Hoe-numan5]

​@@omaryunes17691 Timothy 1:10 : "We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers, for the sexually immoral, for those practicing homosexuality, for slave traders and liars and perjurers-and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine."

[@Hoe-numan5]

Galatians 3:28 : "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

[@nsbd90now]

@@omaryunes1769 And yet... it doesn't say "slavery is wrong, set them free". What moral bankruptcy!

[@mamalives6938]

Truth is coming to cut their pride and ego ; "This is a MAnS world." They speak Ma first. The name life is created in and born too. The hermaphrodite is man coming in the image of MaMa, as mothers. Dads will take him out of MaMa's place and execute judgement against man. The Elite man fears Dad's. So keep white Dad and black Dad fighting . Spirit is race and we are MaMa's family . Love to all my family what ever beautiful color you are. Your MaMa's and Dads made you perfect! Let no one tell you any differently!

[@cam4christ375]

Praise God that Christianity abolished slavery.

[@andrebrown8969]

Secularists made the abolishing of slavery possible; your bible endorsed slavery.

[@careforjusticealways]

your bible is 100% okay with slavery. Ur sky daddy didn’t do shit

[@DarthVaderTheSithLord]

@@andrebrown8969No, they didn't. Christians led the fight to abolish slavery.