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Kevin Rudd who claims to be a Christian supports homosexual marriage because the Bible mentions slavery?

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English: Kevin Rudd on Novembre 2005. Français : Kevin Rudd en novembre 2005. (Image découpée à partir Image:Rudd4.jpg) (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Kevin Rudd says the  Bible  support slavery and because we no longer support slavery therefore we can support homosexual marriage which is forbidden in the New Testament also. This is the standard homosexual argument that has been passed onto Kevin Rudd as sound biblical understanding.  So, let's look at slavery and see if Kevin Rudd is correct.  There is a tendency to look at slavery as something of the past. But it is estimated that there are today over 27 million people in the world who are subject to slavery: forced labor, sex trade, inheritable property, etc. As those who have been redeemed from the slavery of sin, followers of  Jesus Christ  should be the foremost champions of ending human slavery in the world today. The question arises, though, why does the Bible not speak out strongly against slavery? Why does the Bible,