Christian School defends slavery booklet [View All]

I think this was posted before, but here are some quotes from the book.
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School defends slavery booklet
Critic says text is 'window dressing'

By T. KEUNG HUI, Staff Writer


(http://newsobserver.com/news/story/1913619p-8258411c.html)

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'SOUTHERN SLAVERY, AS IT WAS'
Here are some excerpts from the booklet:

* "To say the least, it is strange that the thing the Bible condemns
(slave-trading) brings very little opprobrium upon the North, yet that which
the Bible allows (slave-ownership) has brought down all manner of
condemnation upon the South." (page 22)

* "As we have already mentioned, the 'peculiar institution' of slavery was
not perfect or sinless, but the reality was a far cry from the horrific
descriptions given to us in modern histories." (page 22)

* "Slavery as it existed in the South was not an adversarial relationship
with pervasive racial animosity. Because of its dominantly patriarchal
character, it was a relationship based upon mutual affection and
confidence." (page 24)

* "There has never been a multi-racial society which has existed with such
mutual intimacy and harmony in the history of the world." (page 24)

* "Slave life was to them a life of plenty, of simple pleasures, of food,
clothes, and good medical care." (page 25)

* "But many Southern blacks supported the South because of long established
bonds of affection and trust that had been forged over generations with
their white masters and friends." (page 27)

* "Nearly every slave in the South enjoyed a higher standard of living than
the poor whites of the South -- and had a much easier existence." (page 30)