Christians and Slavery

150 years ago, many Christians were coming up with excuses for why slavery was acceptable.  They were able to convince themselves that it was ok to take someone out of their home, their country, away from their family and make them a possession of someone else.  How in the world could they rationalize this?  How can this be acceptable even in a different culture?  To modern day America this is blatantly wrong, and anti God.  I mean, God cares about people, all people, not just the wealthy right?  "For God so loved the world".  The entire world.  It's almost as if they valued some people, loved some people, and cared about the well being of some people, and at the same time were able to convince themselves that it was in some way acceptable .  I think we would all agree that they were obviously in the wrong, and as Christians they were missing a big part of God's heart.  In a sense, there was this "hole" in their Christianity. 

In 150 years I wonder if Christians will look back at our culture with the same questions.  How can you have so much and do so little to truly help people in poverty?  How can you live in that house and drive that car, knowing that people are dying in need, and think that this is ok with God?  Have we convinced ourselves that how we live is acceptable?  I don't know