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[Apostol Paul's] views were translated as, "Your rule is to be kind to black people; you don't beat them." It's very much the way we treated women in the 14th and 15th centuries. A woman was not human, and you should be kind to your wife like you are to all dumb animals. That was the mentality.
![John Shelby Spong: [Apostol Paul's] views were translated as, "Your rule is to be kind to black people; you don't beat them." It's very much the way we treated women in the 14th and 15th centuries. A woman was not human, and you should be kind to your wife like you are to all dumb animals. That was the mentality.](assets/images/quotes/783/7824/john-shelby-spong-quotes-apostol-paul-s-views-were-translated-as-your-r-782392.jpg "John Shelby Spong: [Apostol Paul's] views were translated as, \"Your rule is to be kind to black people; you don't beat them.\" It's very much the way we treated women in the 14th and 15th centuries. A woman was not human, and you should be kind to your wife like you are to all dumb animals. That was the mentality.")
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