[Vision2020] "No member of Chirst Church supports slavery." -- Doug Jones (Steve Wells)

[LuJane Nisse]

I was given a copy of this booklet and my husband read it (he has more time
than me - I do plan to read it during the holiday) and reported to me he
felt the booklet was explaining slavery in Biblical times as well as telling
southern folks to stop beating themselves up. Hubby didn't feel it was
condoning slavery as such but was an explanation of what was going on
Biblical times (much different times then than now). Hubby did say he felt
the authors mis-translated the Bible in several respects as Jesus did not
condone slavery nor did He say it was okay or "good" ... He did tell slave
owners to not mistreat their slaves etc (as He would). The Bible can be
twisted to say most anything a person wants it to say.
It is hard to understand why folks on this list are "stoning" Wilson for
this book. I do NOT think he is telling people to own slaves now. He bases
his opinion on the Bible (albeit, in my humble opinion, wrongly). Is this
convention he is organizing planning to say "go out and get slaves"? I don't
think so.
Why does this man scare you all so much?
LJ

LJ Nisse
Publisher/Editor LatahEagle www.lataheagle.com
Publisher The Boomerang! www.the-boomerang.com
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Moscow, ID 83843
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<snip>"The Bible teaches that a man may be a faithful Christian and a
slave-owner...." --p.17

"Owning slaves is not an abomination. The Bible does not condemn it, and
those who believe the Bible are bound to refrain in the same way." --p.21

The two Dougs from Christ Church cannot have it both ways. Either
slavery is evil or it is not. Which Doug are we to believe?<end snip>