Sentences with phrase «opposing slavery»

Is it wrong to speak as though favoring religious freedom and opposing slavery are basic Christian principles?

«In opposing slavery,» writes Matthew, «Christians in the 19th century took that message to heart.

As important as the difference to the world, that difference — if you act according to your values, as Thoreau did by living nearly alone for two years, for going to jail to oppose slavery, for self - financing his risky book venture, for resiliently taking on his next book — makes a difference to you, yourself.

Marr also mischaracterizes Daniel Webster, who opposed slavery and opposed its extension into the territories but was willing to make political compromises about slavery to preserve the Union; who fully expected slavery to gradually disappear in the Southern states; who supported plans for the colonization of freedmen outside the United States; and who in general held views on the subject that were strikingly similar to those of his follower and ardent admirer, Abraham Lincoln.

Supposedly, all these Christians from history, including some like Augustine who definitely didn't oppose slavery, all were listening to Jesus too, right?

Dalahäst Not «some» Christians, but the large majority for most of Christian history didn't oppose slavery.

It is not a red herring to ask someone what they do to oppose slavery.

I think it is relevant that I see Christians DOING more to oppose slavery than I see atheists doing.

Constantine would never have endorsed a religion that opposed slavery either.

Dalahäst If you dug through all of Church history you might find a few leaders like St. Patrick who openly opposed slavery, but the vast majority regarded it as consistent with Christian theology up until the general abolitionist movement.

Thomas Lincoln, who favored the Separate Baptist Church, apparently opposed slavery on both religious and economic grounds.

Fortunately, they grew up to oppose the slavery and discriminations supported by the Bible.

While Mormons are not perfect and some of their leaders said unkind things (unfortunately like many others in the 1800s), Joseph Smith opposed slavery and allowed African Americans in their congregations.

Christians overwhelmingly oppose slavery.

Martin Luther King, JR opposed slavery, and he was influenced greatly by the Bible.

There were Christians who have always opposed slavery.

Isn't it remarkable that atheists, who did virtually nothing to oppose slavery, condemn Christians, who are the ones who abolished it?

Accordingly, he must reject as misleading and false the strong intuitions and considered judgments of those who would oppose slavery and the killing of the innocent in the above mentioned examples.

When we can say all this about Paul, the bible and slavery, why is it that people who adamantly oppose slavery refuse to take this approach on many other issues where Paul, or the bible generally, was also speaking to the present context?

It takes some heavy * reinterpretation * to say that the bible opposes slavery — can be done, but it's not the straight - forward literal approach fundies would advocate — it isn't compatible with a view of the bible as divine or infallible.

There is perhaps a sliver of finessed truth to depicting Barnum as a defender of the downtrodden, if only because the real one did oppose slavery, but The Greatest Showman perversely lets that go unmentioned despite its mid-19th-century setting and clear desire to clean up its hero.

Not exact matches

... except it opposes history, archeology, philosophy, science, civilization and promotes destruction, anarchy, war, slavery, bigotry, terror... yes, religion poisons everything and Islam is even more cruel!

Slavery, while horrible for those who experienced abusive masters, is a blessing for those living here now as opposed to the conditions they would be experiencing if they were in Africs.

Those opposed to slavery were not big its and neither are those pointing out the insanity of believing in imaginary sky daddies.

The African reality of a wholistic as opposed to a secular and a sacred life, the place of the black church as sole as well as «soul» refuge during slavery, and the gift of oratory made the preacher the symbolic head and heart of his people.

I know some did «back East» but many in society in the East were opposed to slavery.

And it enlivens us to oppose structures supporting inequitable education / training / opportunity / pay, harassment, domestic and sexual violence, pornography, sex trafficking, slavery and other crimes.

The African reality of a wholistic as opposed to a secular and a sacred life, the place of the black church as sole as well as «soul» refuge during slavery, and the gift of oratory made the...

Slavery still exists and is still being opposed.

This is why I believe it's so important to study both historical religious arguments supporting the abolition of slavery and historical religious arguments opposing the abolition of slavery (see my post on Mark Noll's The Civil War as a Theological Crisis» for a sampling), as well as historical religious arguments supporting desegregation and historical religious arguments opposing desegregation — not because I believe both sides are equal, but because the patterns of argumentation that emerge are so unnervingly familiar:

So are these Christians that oppose homsexual unions and gay rights also in favor of slavery?

Most people are opposed to his «righteous» support of slavery and discrimination against women, gays, and the handicapped.

Olgetree however, who opposes the church's current position on gays, likened the rule to the church's former doctrinal support of slavery and segregation, saying, «I don't think we can bring about change without more of us stepping forward boldly»...

The Bible endorses slavery, too, buster, and abolition was opposed because of passages in the Bible that support it.

* The Burden of Debt & Being Overpowered by Men: * *************************************************************** There's nothing more enslaving than the burden of debt, and that's why there's a number of dua that Prophet Muhammad taught his followers to removesuch social slavery from his people, including one of my duas: «O Allaah, make what is lawful enough for me, as opposed to what is unlawful, and spare me by Your grace, of need of others.»

Democrats pushed for the continued section of slavery and it was the christian republican, Lincoln who set them free and it was the democrats who opposed the 14th amendment but it was a republican that forced it to be passed.

Oh... forgot you Proving... I wasn't referring to what he said... on the surface, it's fine to have a point of view... whether I agree with it or not... but when you are A) in a position of influence and B) spending money to fight the opposing view... and it's to stop two people who love each other from wedding in the eyes of their Lord, then it is hate... if your ignorance allows you to think my comments are stupid... so be it... and one last point about slavery... whether it was Democrats or Republicans who supported, or fought against slavery... many justified slavery because of their perverted interpretation of the bible... most people can't tell a simple story from one person to the next... but so many foolish Christians think they know exactly what the bible is saying w / o any doubt... forget the fact that it's been translated and passed for 1000s of years... yup you must be right that God is against two people loving each other... He must have made a mistake with those folks huh?

Associated Press > Religion Today > By ANDREW WELSH - HUGGINS, 06.01.2006, 12:13 PM > > The Episcopal Church is poised to apologize for failing to oppose > slavery, but making up for its 19th century inaction won't come > without 21st century controversy.

Slavery in the United States was supported by Christians who saw it as God's will, defending it with scripture and opposed by Christians who saw it as not God's will attacking it with scripture.

Do you think Rev. Zahl supports slavery, while opposing drones?

Honestly, when I look at the Bible, I see a lot more passages that seem to support slavery than seem to oppose it.

His aim was to make clear the evils of slavery, to get people converted to oppose it as a sin, and to get them to take a definite stand against it.

Slavery, racism, sexism, and homophobia have all been supported by religion and are much easier to support with the Bible than they can be opposed with it.

The Church has historically always been opposed to slavery.

You find as you look around the world that every single bit of progress in humane feeling, every improvement in the criminal law, every step toward the diminution of war, every step toward better treatment of the colored races, or every mitigation of slavery, every moral progress that there has been in the world, has been consistently opposed by the organized churches of the world.

They've been terrorized by Animal Nuts who are opposed to animal «slavery».

Feels like time for some more #PoliticalConjugations: I am opposed to slavery, You are concerned about workfare, He is a Trot.

The government's plans to legalise gay marriage returned to the spotlight, with Cardinal Keith O'Brien, head of the Catholic Church in Scotland, comparing the plans to «slavery», which his church was thoroughly opposed to, of course.

To wit, D'Souza goes to the Democrat Party Headquarters and compares their platform of equality and social justice to their history of supporting slavery and opposing equal rights, and how they've been able to rebrand themselves by denying their transgressions and recycling their tactics of intimidation.

Instead of trying to squeeze in every facet of the man's storied life, Lincoln chooses to focus on the period as the Civil War drew to a bloody, heart - rending close and the president, who had chosen to form a cabinet made up largely of people who opposed him, was sticking to his campaign to abolish slavery.