The early Christian Church: (1) used church funds to free slaves, (2) developed a bishop-led church ceremony in which slaves were freed, and (3) encouraged wealthy converts to manumit their slaves en masse.
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The Christianity of Paul, Philemon and Onesimus negates the institution of slavery. Everything significant about the way these men will treat each other is determined by their faith, not by Roman law.
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