New article. #Slaveholders used selective #biblical interpretations to justify slavery, ignoring teachings on equality and freedom. They cited passages like #Leviticus_25:44-46 to claim #slavery was divinely sanctioned and distorted the #CurseOfHam from #Genesis_9 to argue that #Africans were destined for #servitude. #Religious teachings also became tools of control, with sermons promoting passive suffering and submission in exchange for spiritual rewards after death.

https://ourhistorynow.com/to-preserve-slavery-nothing-was-sacred-not-even-the-bible/