Yep... you beat me to it... (that response that is)

One could argue that perhaps the most inspirational Biblical story was not so much Christian, but Jewish in origin: the Exodus story.

@p-nullifidian Almost. But unfortunately a classic example of cherry-picking and lack of context which I've heard Christians point to in a desperate attempt to defend the bible. If only this story and the Bible in general wasn't so exclusive to God's supposedly "favorite/chosen" group, and there weren't the troubling passages, also in Exodus, which make clear that such noble ends didn't extend to other peoples. Not to mention that Jewish archaeologists have found zero confirmatory evidence for the story. I would characterize it as what could have been its most inspirational story, were it not for the man-made-up and unenlightened tribal shortcomings of its non-divine inspiration.

@Green_Soldier71 While I appreciate your moral outrage, and myself see the condoning of slavery in the Bible as a go-to argument against Christianity (and for those who point out that''s the Old Testament, I like to point out, among numerous shortcomings I could cite about Jesus, that he never uttered a word in condemnation against slavery), again the issue isn't as clear-cut as you seem to imply. I'm no expert and realize there could be exceptions, but it seems quite natural that if you are warring with neighboring tribes and take captives, that in such a circumstance, most would not have any compunction about doing what they did. How much scenarios may have deviated from that I don't know? And I've also seen indication that some of these conflicts were instigated by the traders.

@Rossy92 My comment really goes toward the idea that perhaps it is not the religion in itself the one that drives people to hold slaves supported by their scriptures. Slavery is and has been widespread in the world, so I doubt that one religion or another would be the basis or excuse for it. It really is a matter of that tribalism that allowed us to evolve as species and now we don’t know what to do with it. And the white supremacists and the slave traders, and the slave hunters, Jews, Palestinians, Europeans and colonized indigenous peoples (and I could go on), are and were all acting out of an unchecked tribal instinct

@Thirst2learn Are any power systems that are based upon an elite few garnering power and control over others as their ultimate goal any different? Communism, Capitalism, Theocracy - same shit on a different day.

And, historically the Arabs ( Muslims) were just as big Slave traders as were the Europeans, if not even bigger.

Depends.
I don't know for the trade of enslaved people in USA, but in Brazil for example this was done in central and south african regions, on the atlantic coast where Islam was not present.
The local religions were polytheist and looks more like greek and other mediterranean polytheism.

In Brazil they are still alive and developed differently from the original ones (mostly because people from different regions were mixed and literacy was not something that you want on enslaved people).

Slaves were beaten to believe. But the menatally strong slaves who were strong enough to slap the slaves back into reality were either beaten to death or were hung in front of the slaves showing the weak minded slaves there dominance. It is a whole mental abuse and brake the alave into submission. In the bible it tells how they did it. Slaves were not only black they were all race. But that was not successful when everyone was united and fought together. This has been years and years of perfecting the system of enslavement. They never talk about that because that is part of the programing. They had to seperate that. Best way was to seperate the people by seeing the one race is below and is the enemy. See them like they are not even human.
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Next step was to target the spirit the soul of them all. Which makes them spiritually and mentally strong. Break their minds. The bible is a mind thing. People take it literally but in reality it is the battle that some of these characters took in the mental mind. That is why it contradicts itself a lot. Seek and yet shall find knock and the door will be open to you. Matthew 7:7. Because it your journey to coming back to yourself. The war that is going in your head. Breaking chains that were put upon you. Breaking beliefs that were put on you as a kid. PTSD that runs through the blood line. Alto of people do not have the capacity to think for themselves. But follow like sheep.

@Green_Soldier71
I myself had that experience with my family. They are so severely programmed to believe that the book is literally and not internally. That they would actually beat, shun and it goes as far as they are crazy. They are so severely stuck in the slave mind and what they been taught that they will go to levels of violence. Like barccistic trying to kill me mentally until I submit to that beliefs system. It literally got verbally and physically abusive. Because they believed I was the devil and i was going to drag everyone to hell. I went to Buddhism. That was really the most demonizing thing that definitely put the cake on the icing to be persecuted. What people do not realize including my family is that they are slaves and the government or whoever is behind enslavement already got them programmed as a slave and they use the people to keep them in control. They are forever enslaved in the mind to that doctrine. They believe that practiced freed them. But because the lack of understanding and how lost they are in there mind it did more harm than It did of freeing.
The thing is with any inspirational teaching for the mind can be used as good. But if it is in the wrong hands of a false teacher who only wants power. Then it can be used for dark purposes. Which the bible was used to enslave the people. But it also so the spirit of truth will come. Which is dellusions and illusion will fall. That is what is happening now. Riots, another stand. Fight that is going on is eternal and a lot people don't realize that. It is mental thickly muddied with abuse. That continues down the line.
The other question to ask also white or light skinned people choose to hang on to such a deteoriating belief that black or brown complexion individuals deserve to be treated not like a human and to be feared like a spider? How can they live with themselves for letting it go on for so long? To me that makes individuals like that inhuman. So much injustice that has been allowed for to many years.
That is why they can't see what we see. They are blind and lost. Stuck in chains that they don't even know that they are their.

@Green_Soldier71 Good point o’ view!!

Do you believe it is the foundation?

@yaya87 The foundation of what?

@anglophone the foundation of slavery.

@yaya87 I have no idea.