"After all, Yahweh wasn't known for his strong stance on human rights."

I will disagree with you there, however. The entire premise of the Christian faith can be likened to being purchased out of slavery into freedom. God has a very long record of freeing people from bondage and slavery, from my reading of Scripture.

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