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Originally Posted by concheet
We in America really value that freedom, Christians and Jews alike. And that First Amendment to the Constitution continues:
...or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There is nothing incompatible in the Bible with that.
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Isn't there?
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 Exodus 21:7-11
When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property. Exodus 21:20-21
you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. Leviticus 25:44-46
What happens if you want to keep slaves like the Bible says you can, but you live in a Muslim country that has outlawed slavery? What are you going to do?
Though seriously - don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Christian or Jewish citzens cannot be loyal to a non-Christian/Judeao government. Of course they can. I'm just curious as to why you are so bigoted towards Muslims?