Are Christians Resonsible For Wars?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by jfrog

Ummmmmm.... It was not unconstitutional to own slaves at the time. In fact the constitution even addressed a slave as counting for 3/5 of a citizen for purposes of representation in the house of representatives. Slavery was quite constitutional at that time.

Slavery was NEVER constitutional.
They just had "clauses" to make it legal, that were unconstitutional. Much like some laws they pass these days that must be struck down by the supreme court...

This is what the constitution said...We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
— Declaration of Independence, 1776

The 13th amendment ABOLISHED this unconstitutional law....
The Thirteenth Amendment
Passed by Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865.
Section 1.
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.




The Civil War wasnt over religion...