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In contrast to laws regarding slavery, purely moral laws of the Old Testament, versus judicial and civil legislation, are affirmed and even made stricter. <ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Homosex_versus_the_Bible.html#Sex Sex Laws versus Slavery]</ref>

In contrast to laws regarding slavery, purely moral laws of the Old Testament, versus judicial and civil legislation, are affirmed and even made stricter. <ref>[http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/Homosex_versus_the_Bible.html#Sex Sex Laws versus Slavery]</ref>

==Later history==

==Later history==

There was little or no opposition to slavery by Christians until the late 18th century, when [[Quakers]] in Britain and the American colonies started to become involved. The [[Second Great Awakening]] and the evangelical movement in Britain in the 1790-1840 period led to the rise of abolitionism as a religious force.<ref>  David Brion Davis, ''The problem of slavery in Western culture‎'' (1967); Davis, '' The problem of slavery in the age of revolution, 1770-1823‎'' (1975)  </ref>

There was little or no opposition to slavery by Christians until the late 18th century, when [[Quakers]] in Britain and the American colonies started to become involved. The [[Second Great Awakening]] and the evangelical movement in Britain in the 1790-1840 period led to the rise of abolitionism as a religious force.<ref>  David Brion Davis, ''The problem of slavery in Western culture‎'' (1967); Davis, '' The problem of slavery in the age of revolution, 1770-1823‎'' (1975)  </ref> 

 

[[Pat Robertson]], while acknowledging the Old Testament's teachings on slavery, argues that "we have moved in our conception of the value of human beings over the years" until we have realized that slavery is "terribly wrong."<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-DtlRyvC34 Pat Robertson on the Bible and slavery]</ref>

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