KC - well said! smile

Bobber, everything evolves. Biblical passages give explicit instructions about how to treat the slaves you own. Males caught in adultry were required to pay a fine, women caught in adultry were required to be stoned. We wouldn't agree with either of those practices today. Historically women and children were considered property. If you are arguing that there are advantages to being owned, I suppose you may have a technical point, but there is no way it can be argued the advantages were mutual. Many of these attitudes are still prevelent today - even in the American legal system.