Bible

Rev. Thornton Stringfellow: The 19th-Century Pastor Who Justified Slavery in the Name of Jesus

Rev. Thornton Stringfellow was the pastor of Stevensburg Baptist Church in Culpeper County, Virginia, and one of the most notorious defenders of slavery in antebellum America. While he also promoted Sunday Schools, and domestic missions, his enduring legacy is...

“Slaves, Obey Your Masters”: How the Church Used the Bible to Break the Spirit of Enslaved Africans and Instill Docility

In the brutal world of slavery, where whips tore skin and families were auctioned, and bred like cattle, the most powerful weapon wasn’t always the lash, it was the Bible. Through sermons, laws, and redacted scripture, Christianity which was...

8 Things The Bible Forbids But Christains Still Do Anyway

Many Christians today commit sin after sin on a daily basis. Most times unknowingly others times they do so knowingly. Below are 7 of the things the bible forbids Christains from doing but we still do anyway. 1. ACCUMULATING RICHES: Even great...
- Advertisement -

Latest News

Seth Woodroof: The Slave Trader Who Ran Lynchburg’s Most Notorious Slave Jail in the 1800s

For decades in the mid 19th century, a brick slave jail in Lynchburg, Virginia, functioned as one of the...