I swear, discussions on the Bible would be so much easier if people actually
read it (goes for all the quotes taken out of context, too -- such as people cherry-picking Deuteronomy for anti-gay quotes, disregarding all the other wacky laws in the book).
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=jesus+on+slavery
First bloody result.
There's even an illustrated edition
here.
There seems to be a widespread misconception that the Bible 100% agrees with all of the modern standards and views we take for granted in 2012. Guess what, when a book is 2000 years old, it won't.
How about you give me a single quote where Jesus speaks out
against slavery. I'm waiting.