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Originally Posted by Hexadecimal
Nor does it say the man has the right to beat his slaves as a punishment, but as a matter of ownership. This law refers to the act of slave-driving, that is, beating a slave not as punishment, but as a driver beats oxen to plow a field. If the owner drives his slaves so cruelly as that they die, he is then subjected to punishment; of which there exists no description. One does not even know what the punishment is, let alone who carries it out.
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You fail to realize that the bible is advocating not only slavery, but justifying the abuse of slaves. The slave owner is allowed to act "out on the whim". The whole love thy neighbor thing is completely thrown out the window.
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