Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site cybvax0.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) Newsgroups: net.religion,net.religion.christian Subject: Re: Re: What does it mean to be a Christian? Message-ID: <518@cybvax0.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-May-85 18:06:12 EDT Article-I.D.: cybvax0.518 Posted: Mon May 6 18:06:12 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 8-May-85 06:27:02 EDT References: <5802@duke.UUCP> <137@unc.UUCP> Reply-To: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz) Organization: Cybermation, Inc., Cambridge, MA Lines: 11 Xref: watmath net.religion:6847 net.religion.christian:707 Summary: In article <137@unc.UUCP> fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann) writes: > The pro-slavery Christians ignored the Hebrew laws regulating "slavery". > Under Mosaic law, a man could sell himself into slavery (e.g. to pay depts) > but for at most SEVEN YEARS. There was no such thing as lifetime slavery. Why should Hebrew laws concern Christians? Hardly any follow Mosiac dietary laws. And I've seen numerous people in net.religion claim that JC abolished the old law. -- Mike Huybensz ...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh