Sentences with phrase «speaking against slavery»

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Jesus never spoke out against slavery, either.

Please now go back and explain why he didn't speak out against slavery.

Woolman, in particular, gave all his time and devotion to the concern of traveling around to various Quaker meetings and speaking his mind against slavery.

(CNN)- Which revered religious figure - Moses, Jesus, or the Prophet Mohammad - spoke out boldly and unambiguously against slavery?

And while Scripture can be used to lead us toward the truth that all people are created equal, Scripture itself seems to lean more on the side of supporting slavery than speaking out against it.

In the past the Church as such took a stand against slavery and felt called upon to speak out against child labor even when such speaking hurt profits.

The Southerners replied that Jesus nowhere condemned slavery nor ever spoke a word against it.

There were no political parties during the Revolution... and few were speaking out against slavery then... the outspoken critics of slavery, the abolitonists of the early and mid-1800's, were the Radical Republicans.

How should they speak kindly and graciously but communicating basically: we don't want to see your parade or your genitals in our towns for all to witness; we don't want people with penises in our girls» locker rooms; we don't want our houses of worship spray - painted pink; we don't want to associate the fight against racism or slavery with the fight for «insert LBGT issue of the day».

Several celebrities have previously backed the call to ban horse carriages, including Russell Simmons — who, in speaking out against the carriages, compared animal abuse to slavery and Holocaust — and Alan Cumming.