SPECIAL REPORTS
What should be the Christian response to funeral protests?
Could our wealth, status be keeping us out of Heaven?
Evangelist: Intercessory prayer for justice needed
Saddam tells off a trial witness to various tortures and atrocities, shouting, "Go to hell."
MORALITY & MONEY
How do you know you're a slave?
(Second in a Series)
How do you know if you’ve become a slave?
Merriam-Webster defines slavery as drudgery, toil; submission to a dominating influence; and the state of a person who is chattel of another. Hmmm. What is chattel? It’s and old English word and comes from the same root for “cattle.” It means a possession, property.
Concepts of slavery have varied throughout history.
The children of Jacob (Israel) who once were welcome guests in Egypt eventually were considered “slaves” by the ruling pharaohs, even though there is evidence that individual Israelites were more or less free to come and go about their business. In addition to providing the raw labor pool to build treasure cities and monuments, they also were able to hire out as nurse maids, domestic workers and artisans. Yet it is clear from scripture that the Israelites, as a group, were considered second class citizens and chattel of the ruler.
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Collision Course
Gay agenda includes redefining Church teaching as 'hate speech'
