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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So the pp asked where in the Bible does it permit concubinage. That has now been shown. And here's the story of Abraham's concubine, Hagar in www.womenofthebible.com. It looks like  as concubine, her status was elevated to that of a secondary wife. But did she have much choice in having sex with Abraham? I do not think rape is permissible in any of the three great religions, but women who were concubines were expected to have sex and they did. They were taken care of the same way a secondary wife would be taken care of. Islam actually asked owners to either free them or [b]marry them[/b]. Here, the Bible says children of concubines could be sold. But I believe Islam forbid this, as children of concubines had to be treated the same as one's own children.[/quote]
Just a pedantic point of correction that in Islam it isn't actually possible to marry a slavewoman.  I mean you can, but she has to be manumitted first. Only free women could be married. One couldn't be married to a slavewoman who remained a slavewoman.  [/quote]

Yes, and Islam said freedom of slaves would result in atonement of sins, which clearly shows God wanted owners to free them..contrary to your belief.[/quote]
God wanted owners to free them but not badly enough to command it.

It didn't say not eating pork would result in atonement of sins. It simply said don't do it.[/quote]

Because giving up pork is far easier than outright suddenly stopping slavery, which was institutionalized, and deeply entrenched in pagan Arab life and also throughout history among people of all religions. So Allah eradicated it in steps:
1) promised a great reward to owners who freed concubines or slaves
2) encouraged owners to marry believing concubines ( which would have effectively freed them)
3) equated children of slaves with the owners other children. Thus they could not be sold and received the same inheritance rights.

All these have the effect of eradicating slavery. [/quote]

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