Why Did So Many Christians Support Slavery?

[Freelancer]

115. Might as well change "did" to "do." Christians still DO support it.

Economic slavery endures. It's in every mahogany plank, every cup of coffee, every iPhone, every snort of cocaine. It's capitalism's secret ingredient.

When the U.N. gave veto power to certain powerful nations, that was akin to the ABOMINABLE concession at the founding of the U.S. that stated African Americans would be considered 3/5 men. The U.N. still operates under that kind of power concession. Why?

Simple. People with stuff fear being swamped. They feel compelled by religion to give thanks for being the recipients of the bounty of the world. They give table scraps and lip service in homage to New Testament ideas. Yet, at the same time, as inheritors of wealth and power, they loath the thought of presiding over its dissolution. Nobody with money bequeaths it to the poorest relative. They leave it to the one that will continue to grow what they've jealously amassed -- to another would-be "master."

If our actions in defense of economic slavery, out of fear of being swamped, bring about actually being overrun, I wonder if we'll see the irony.