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Originally Posted by True Disciple
..Well, not as slaves, because Mexico definitely classifies as a "strange country." If secular law would permit it, however, it would be allowed to sell her to other Americans, as the Bible explicitly mentions strange countries here, which means that this Law doesn't apply to our own country..
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Thank you for clarifying that. I had thought that was what The Bible indicated.
In which case - under Biblical Law, as clearly set out by God - the question arises as to when Mexico (in the case of a Mexican) becomes a strange nation, unto her? It wasn't one before any bride-price would have been paid: she would have been Mexican. (I am not referring to immigration laws here, but to the woman's
"spiritual contition" I suppose: originally she would have been
"spiritually" Mexican: when turned out for not pleasing… Mexico would have attained “strange nation” status & she would therefore have become
"spiritually" not Mexican).
When would that transition take place?
For example if I were sold to an Indian Ocean island cannibal - his island would be a “strange land” - and failed to please him so that he developed a spontaneous hatred for me, jettisoning me from his establishment, would I then be stuck on the island (my current home having become “strange”), and would I adopt the Island identity upon payment of the bride-price, upon marriage or upon arrival at the island?
If I didn't become
"spiritually” an islander until I actually
got there I think that I'd prefer my new proprietor to discover his spontaneous hatred before taking me.