Quote Originally Posted by Rostos:
Yes, you are EQUIVOCATING voluntary slavery with INVOLUNTARY slavery.
You, I and the vast majority of the world are voluntary slaves. We go into the workplace in order to provide a roof over our heads, put food on the table.
Essentially, if you are employed, you have to.
- be at work a certain time, dress a certain way, can have lunch a certain time, talk to your colleagues and clients a certain way, take holidays a certain time, leave work a certain time. I am also sure your boss has been a prick on some occasions.
Sure, if you don't like it you are free to leave but when you start a new employment which you will HAVE to in order to put food on the table, the same process applies.
Oh, and if you went via a recruiting agency, you technically got sold into your job.
Yes, the vast majority of the world are slaves, voluntary slavery, like in the bible, not INVOLUNTARY slaves.
How do we know they weren't involuntary slaves?
""He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death." (Exodus 21:16)
Guess you missed this one:
"However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way." (Leviticus 25:44-46 NLT)
sounds voluntary to me...
Here's a good one:
"When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slaves dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not punished, since the slave is his own property." (Exodus 21:20-21 NAB)
So you can beat the sh.. out of them, just don't kill um. (You're right, I've had many jobs like this
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You and your god are two sick MFers..."voluntary slavery"
Can't wait for more apologetics...