Why do you suppose Jesus never condemned slavery?

I am not sure, A prime purpose of a citation is intellectual honesty and I do not think that you will find intellectual honesty on slavery in the gospels.

The major difference, SpadeMaster, is that the slave is owned…it is a chattel.

Why does it amaze you people are realists, but claim to be theists???

Could it not be that the 2 could go hand and hand?? (for some)

And what do you think With what I said before with people basically being slaves in the modern day word, in the working place??

Do you believe that middle class people (namely) are slaves to the richer class people??

If you believe they are, Do you think middle class people are treated wrong? or not, and why?

If you don't, then do you sympathize with slavery depicted in the Bible? (in any way)

And one quick note, If you don't care about voting ups and downs, what makes you believe I am losing winning an argument?? just curious...

But "owned" is merely a legal category and thus useless in discussions about basic principles. The concept varies from place to place and from time to time. Basic principles are timeless.

Such confusions are common because common folk live by them. It might be a better definition of "common" than the material accoutrements that certain strokes of luck allow a person to use as stage props. The "middle class" is as common as muck. And the larger it becomes the commoner it gets.

Intellectually, you can't own anything except yourself.

Possibly Jesus never condemned slavery because he knew that most of the slaves in Rome were a lot better off than his compatriots.

I don't think one could exert much influence by condemning butlers to a bunch of trawler men hauling a ton of cod in with a freezing nor-easterly blowing salt spray at them.

And Jesus did exert a great deal of influence. That's not only a giant fact but it is one we should all be extremely grateful for.

This is a question I asked over in Abuzz a couple years back. Thought I'd give it a try over here.

No need for an extensive preliminary discussion of why I ask the question.
In fact, no need to clarify or justify the question any more than simply to ask it.

Why do you suppose Jesus didn't condemned slavery?

Why do you suppose he never spoke out against it?

I think the notion is over-reaching on your part. A "slave" in this discussion is someone who can be bought, sold, arbitrarily separated from family, bequeathed...and held in slavery for the entire of his/her life. That does not happen in "the modern work place."

I do not do "believing." I KNOW middle class people are NOT slaves to richer class people. I am below middle class...I am poor. I am not a slave to anyone.

What do you mean "sympathize with" it?

I despise it. I understand why it existed...but I despise the notion of one human being owning another human being. I cannot conceive of a GOD that would not despise it also...and I cannot fathom why any decent, reasonable, intelligent human being would actually worship a god who does not despise it.

I don't do "believing." Could you point out where I said you were "losing winning" an argument? I'm not sure of the context. I do think you are defending an indefensible position...and I don't need votes to have that opinion. (By the way, I do not know what the up and down votes mean...or how to assess them...and I have no intention of learning. I enjoy listening to what people say...whether they agree with me or disagree. I am not going to vote on these things...and I am not going to pay attention to how others vote about my comments.)

I disagree, and even said, If I was a slave, and was well provided for...It would not bother me at all...and it is not much different than a modern day job to me...

If you came home after work and found that your master sold your 10 year old daughter to a priest would you be OK with that as well?