Bible Quote by Michael R. Burch

These Scriptures, therefore, are infinitely far from justifying the slavery under consideration; for it cannot be made to appear that one in a thousand…

— Samuel Hopkins

Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God - let him go to the Bible. . . . I said…

— Jefferson Davis

Slavery was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all…

— Jefferson Davis

Let the gentleman go to Revelation to learn the decree of God, let him go to the Bible...I said that slavery was sanctioned in…

— Jefferson Davis

In a word, if any kind of slavery can be vindicated by the Holy Scriptures, we are already sure our making and holding the…

— Samuel Hopkins

However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery.

— Samuel Hopkins

“The slavery debate alerts us to self-justifying tendencies at work in how we use the Bible. Whenever our interpretation leads to injustice, oppression, or…

— Alice Mathews

The Bible definitely is infallible, how else could it survive so many years of bad preaching?

— Leonard Ravenhill

The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it.

— Dan Savage

You can find justification for slavery in the Bible. Some say this is what the Bible says and that closes the argument.

— Desmond Tutu

The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads during the Civil War and justified it.

— Dan Savage

“Slavery and the Bible? First Corinthians 7:21 told slaves to take the opportunity to be free. Let me put forth that God commanded the…

— Gina Turner