Dad, doesn't the Bible teach slavery?
Albert Mohler (president, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) argues that, though there are references to slavery in the Bible, that slavery differed substantially from the race-based chattel slavery in America’s history, for which there is no biblical justification. The Bible also shows real concern for the care of people who entered into slavery in the ancient economic system in which that practice was ubiquitous.
About Albert Mohler
Albert Mohler is the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is a leading evangelical thinker, who has been quoted in the nation’s leading newspapers and appeared on numerous national new programs. He is the author of several books, including The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church (Thomas Nelson); We Cannot Be Silent: Speaking Truth to a Culture Redefining Sex, Marriage, & the Very Meaning of Right & Wrong (Thomas Nelson); and Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth (Multnomah). He also hosts two podcasts: “The Briefing,” a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview; and “Thinking in Public,” a series of conversations with the day’s leading thinkers.
