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People cannot be bought or sold against their will.
He was speaking in the context of God's law. He also answered this sin. "Manstealers will be judged, and people cannot be property."Tell that to the American slaves in the 19th century, and especially to the original slaves who were sold and dragged across an ocean to North America. And it still happens today, in various parts of the world.
People CAN do a lot of things; I meant people SHOULD NOT do certain things. An immoral oath or contract need not be followed, especially if you are obligated to something immoral without your consent. I just heard from a friend in Thailand about "child-buyers" who engage destitute parents and give them cash for the service of their child, often female, who often end up trafficked. We have no obligation to respect such a contract but to punish and even kill those who do such things if they resist us in freeing these children.Tell that to the American slaves in the 19th century, and especially to the original slaves who were sold and dragged across an ocean to North America. And it still happens today, in various parts of the world.
I was thinking of indentured servitude. Ironically the legal acknowledgement of chattel slavery was established by a black owner of a black slave (US)People CAN do a lot of things; I meant people SHOULD NOT do certain things. An immoral oath or contract need not be followed, especially if you are obligated to something immoral without your consent. I just heard from a friend in Thailand about "child-buyers" who engage destitute parents and give them cash for the service of their child, often female, who often end up trafficked. We have no obligation to respect such a contract but to punish and even kill those who do such things if they resist us in freeing these children.
I did wonder about how slaves were distinguished. In America of course skin colour would be an indicator (sadly) just as being white skinned made Christians slaves stand out in the Ottoman empire.I very much doubt one man travelling alone, and likely wearing some marker of his status (such as a hole in his ear), would be able to get very far.