Comments on: Marriage pledge authors backtrack on slavery reference

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:51:09 +0000

Considering the extent to which conservative evangelical Christianity is racially segregated – even today – and considering the ancestor-worship approach to American history that is common in this community, it’s probably not surprising that their view of slavery is a bit Song of the South.
It also fits well with their overall “we know what’s best for you” approach to social issues. It doesn’t take much imagination to hear, right below the surface, “Back when we decided where the darkies lived and who they married, they had good strong family values.”

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:51:09 +0000

By: Lynn David

Lynn David — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:24:52 +0000

I think the best descriptor is ‘silly.’

By: Lynn David

Lynn David — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:24:52 +0000

I think the best descriptor is ‘silly.’

By: David

David — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:50:23 +0000

“In no uncertain terms, Congresswoman Bachmann believes that slavery was horrible and economic enslavement is also horrible.”
I am not sure how she can justify a blanket condemnation of slavery inasmuch as God approves of it and required it in many instances. If God approves of it, a Christian cannot condemn it as horrible. Once again, a Christian pretends that the Old Testament doesn’t exist. And in this case, she pretends that the Book of Philemon doesn’t exist either.
But once you have come to believe in giants, unicorns, talking snakes and donkeys, and a Palestinian carpenter who created the Milky Way galaxy, you can pretty much convince yourself of anything.