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Atheists commonly decry [[slavery in the Bible]] - particularly the Israelites owning slave and Christian slaveholders mentioned or alluded to in the [[New Testament]].<ref>[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does the Bible condone slavery?]</ref>
Atheists commonly decry [[slavery in the Bible]] - particularly the Israelites owning slave and Christian slaveholders mentioned or alluded to in the [[New Testament]].<ref>[http://christianthinktank.com/qnoslave.html Does the Bible condone slavery?]</ref>
Yet, [[slavery]] has existed in atheistic countries in the past and continues to this day in some atheistic countries (see: [[Atheism and slavery]]).
Yet, [[slavery]] has existed in atheistic countries in the past and today Thai women are frequently lured to [[Japan]] and then sold to Yakuza-controlled brothels where they are forced to work off their price (see: [[Atheism and slavery]]).<ref>January 2006 "Woman's Dying Wish: to punish traffickers who ruined her life" The Nation, 23 January 2006</ref>
<ref>"[http://www.hrw.org/reports/1993/thailand/A modern form of slavery: Trafficking of Burmese Women and Girls into Brothels in Thailand"]. Hrw.org. Retrieved 4 December 2011.</ref>
In addition, in atheistic [[communism|communist]] regimes forced labor has often played a significant role in their economies and this practice continues to this day. (Please see: [[Atheism and forced labor]])<ref>
In addition, in atheistic [[communism|communist]] regimes forced labor has often played a significant role in their economies and this practice continues to this day. (Please see: [[Atheism and forced labor]])<ref>