Danes feel Obama is greater than Jesus

[kandrathe]

Sure. Biblical Verses Condoning and Regulating Slavery.

Ok, to start a very subjective source -- an Islamic website. Second, most of those verses are mistranslated from Hebrew often servant, or bond servant was the intention. Third, slavery was a part of every culture at that time, but have you actually heard of Israelites owning slaves? They were probably one of the earliest cultures to outlaw the practice, and prior to that had strict rules governing care, who, and for how long.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism_and_slavery

So, no generally not even though it was in the Torah. Having freed themselves from being a vassal of Egypt (again misinterpreting Jewish slavery), they tramped around Sinai for 40 years before conquering Canaan, and surrounds. Often, the old testament Hebrew has been translated using the harshest forms to justify the violence of the old testament. Different, and more moderate translations paint a very different picture.