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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 10326210" data-attributes="member: 91140">A brief look at the Old Testament:   Let us look at Exodus 21:12 "Anyone who strikes a man and kills him shall surely be put to death."  This verse from the Bible is very straight forward.  If you kill an innocent human being, then you must die.   Let us look at both Exodus 20:13, and Deuteronomy 5:17 "You shall not murder."   Both verses have the same exact quote, and they both order not to kill normal human beings.   Let us look at Deuteronomy 27:25 "Cursed is the man who accepts a bribe to kill an innocent person. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen!'"   This verse and the above verses so far are talking about normal human beings.  They equalize between normal human beings.   Now let us look at Exodus 21:20-21 "If a man beats his male or female slave with a rod and the slave dies as a direct result, he must be punished, but he is not to be punished if the slave gets up after a day or two, since the slave is his property."   Notice how the Bible doesn't recognize the slave male or female as a normal human being.  If the master beats his servant to death, then the master will not get the death punishment or penalty.  He will only be punished, but not to death.  This punishment mighty be even a light one such as a single light whip since the punishment was not determined.   Let us look at Deuteronomy 24:7 "If a man is caught kidnapping one of his brother Israelites and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you."  This verse quite clearly states that the Israeli is better in human value than any other human being in the eyes of GOD.  If an Israeli is treated as a slave, then we would have the world's greatest problems.  But however, it is ok to treat others as slaves, and to kill them too according to Exodus 21:20 above.   Let us look at Leviticus 25:39 "If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not make him work as a slave."  This verse seems to despise the slaves by ordering people to be merciful on others from the same tribe and not to treat them bad and not to make them work as slaves.  It is quite obvious that his verse doesn't believe in human equality.</blockquote>

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