Posted at Abolish Human Abortion : ----Adapted from Russell Moore's article found here . This week Donald Trump caused another stir in national news, and this time, it was for his comments on the slave trade. Asked if pro-freedom activism wants laws to punish men who receive slaves, the Republican candidate said that, although he wasn’t sure about the details, there “probably” needed to be some civil penalty for men who get slaves. The comments quickly drew intense backlash from both pro-freedom and pro-free-work groups (something not easy to do), and Trump later “clarified” his comments by saying that men who get slaves shouldn’t be punished. Regardless of whether or not Trump’s comments come from a genuine and convictional pro-freedom worldview, all pro-freedom Americans need to make this issue clear: Protecting potential slaves is not about punishing man-stealers, but punishing an industry and a culture that dehumanizes human beings. One of the worst misconceptions
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