http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/18/slog-bible-study-leviticus-2544-46 Comments On: Slog Bible Study: Leviticus 25:44-46 by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by SEANIEPANTS]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:59:46 -0800 The Stranger
The USA even had anti-usury laws on the books ... until they were abolished during Reagan's presidency. Now we have "payday loans" and credit cards that charge any ol' predatory interest rate they want. No longer the realm of loan sharks and the mob, usury is fully legal!
Fuck you, capitalism!

D. Graeber makes the very valid point that slavery --being reduced the state of a slave-- very specifically revolves around being removed from your social context. You as a person have value to friends, family, neighbors... Once you are ripped from that social context, you are nothing. This is consistent with slavery up to and including today.
Posted by treacle]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:04:57 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Clayton]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 05:42:54 -0800 The Stranger
So nice to have the Lord's OK on this...
Posted by blackhook]]> Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:08:22 -0800 The Stranger Posted by tomas]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 16:08:58 -0800 The Stranger
Agreed.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 13:18:37 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Kansas boy]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:12:54 -0800 The Stranger
This is such low hanging fruit it's hardly even worth it.

I like what @2 said. Interesting and I'd never heard of it before (shocking I know... the church only publishes the shit it feels like publishing!).

Not that any of this matters. Religions - ALL religions - are make believe fantasies.
Posted by Urgutha Forka]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:01:41 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:24:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by LadyAlice]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 11:06:08 -0800 The Stranger
This also explains why Leviticus is so popular with conservatives, and why they have no trouble with bending the rules for their own, but interpret them strictly for everyone else.
Posted by Corydon]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:14:36 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:39:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Just Jeff]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:37:17 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Adrian Ryan]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:11:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Ruth Evershed]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:09:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Swearengen]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:08:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Pope Peabrain]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 08:07:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Nate Dogg]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:20:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Cassette tape fan]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:09:31 -0800 The Stranger Posted by NotSean]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:08:56 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:05:01 -0800 The Stranger Discuss.
Posted by JulietteF]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:29:19 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Clayton]]> Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:11:13 -0800 The Stranger