Atheist Billboard Offends Some African-Americans

[muriel_volestrangler]

92. But you still haven't explained why you apply the term 'bigotry'

It doesn't attempt to say anything about African Americans. Targeting a message to a group (eg an ad for makeup, targeted at women) doesn't make it 'bigotry'. The problem, I think, is that pointing out the irony that the bible tells slaves to obey their masters, and PA politicians have told the state to learn from the bible, doesn't come across well on a billboard. Since you see the large message and picture first, the first (and maybe only) message you get is "'slaves' really should obey their 'masters'".

No, the bible does condone slavery. That's what this verse, and others say - it's OK. It never says it's necessary, but it does say slaves should obey their masters - 1 Timothy 6 says that's especially the case when the masters are Christians, because the masters, being Christians, love their slaves.