New ‘rockumentary’ Call + Response deals with contemporary issue of slavery
March 12, 2009
Film site (HT: Eugene Cho)
‘Political Correctness vs. Freedom of Thought - The Keith John Sampson Story’
December 31, 2008
From the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education …
Sad
November 18, 2008
Blogger Cranmer laments the plight of ‘Peter’ (a child called ‘Baby P’ in news stories), who died from years of abuse, having never been placed in foster care:
“But while all these adults manifestly failed this baby boy, Cranmer is incredulous at the appalling performance of the paediatrician who inspected Peter just two days before he died.
This child was found to have a broken back, eight broken ribs, numerous bruises, cuts and abrasions, including a deep tear to his left ear lobe which had been partially pulled away from his head. There were severe lacerations to the top of his head, including a large gouge which could have been caused by a dog bite. He had blackened finger and toenails, with several nails missing. The middle finger of his right hand was without a nail and its tip was also missing, as if it had been sliced off. One of his front teeth had also been knocked out and was found in his colon. He had swallowed it.
Jesus wept.”
BBC story here.
Christians and slavery
November 17, 2008
At The Scriptorium, John Mark Reynolds discusses the apparent ambivalence of Scripture regarding the practice of slavery:
“The Bible attacks slavery and many other social injustices indirectly. The main focus of the Bible is not human culture, but the relationship between God and humankind. The Bible prioritizes healing the dying soul over dealing with corrupt cultures. God also recognizes that revolutionary change in human institutions often produces more harm than good …”
On the same topic: there’s a new movie called Trade about the modern slave trade, and its existence in the U.S. Watch a trailer at the Trade movie site (HT: Church Video Ideas)
3 year-old sex slave
November 3, 2008
A heart-breaking story about Michael Angelo, a toddler from the Philippines, posted at the blog of Marisa Banas (HT: Seth Barnes):
“On June 15, 2008 at 12:00am, mere hours before the child was scheduled to leave the country and fly to Japan, Michael Angelo was back in [his mother's] arms. I asked the social worker, do you think she will sell him again? She shrugged her shoulders and said, ‘We will notify the police to arrest her if she does. She is still thinking about that million dollars. …’”
What’s so bad about the prosperity gospel?
October 27, 2008
Crunchy Con Rod Dreher takes a second look at the preaching of some who insist, “God does not want you to be poor!”
Another perspective on poverty
October 23, 2008
Do U.S. government relief programs cause poverty? Watch this video from the Acton Institute: “How Not to Help the Poor” (HT: Justin Taylor):
Video: How did Christian slave owners justify slavery?
October 21, 2008
From the Acton Powerblog, number 8 in the Birth of Freedom Shorts series (’shorts’ is a fitting description — this one is just 1:45).
Susan Wise Bauer’s homepage.
Persecuted Iraqi Christians ask for prayer
October 16, 2008
Story here (HT: Sharper Iron).
Human trafficking
October 14, 2008
This video is posted at The Crimson Window, along with some helpful resource links on this topic:
IJM - Reality of Human Trafficking from International Justice Mission on Vimeo.
Get involved through the International Justice Mission website today.
The Iranian church’s (atheist) advocate
October 14, 2008
Cranmer discusses the efforts of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to bring civil liberties to Iran’s Christians:
“It is bizarre indeed when a devout atheist puts the professing Christians to shame in demanding freedom of religion.”
Just Courage: God’s Great Expedition for the Restless Christian, by Gary A. Haugen
October 11, 2008
Mr. Dawn Treader posts a short review:
“The Gist: God is calling Christians out of a life pursuing safety, comfort and triviality to a life of courage and adventure by joining in the struggle for justice in this world. What holds us back? Ignorance about the problems of injustice and aggressive human violence. Despair that we cannot make a difference. Fear of what could happen if we get involved. The exciting news is that God is mobilizing a generation of heroes to leave their spiritual cul-de-sacs and rescue those trapped in slavery and forced labor.”
Official book site.
Do something about human trafficking
October 3, 2008
From Southeast Asia, Seth Barnes discusses the problem and shares a video.
