Greetings Dear Reader,
I can still see the horror in the eyes of people who claimed
to be Christian. The girl was young and
had no clue about modest dress and Midwestern behavior. For the past ten years she had been told what
wear, how to act, and who to service.
The catalog of bondage and abuse is long and
horrifying. I watched the Christians
horrified because her clothing choice did not fit their standards. I saw them whisper to each other in
judgment. When I called them on it their
excuse was, “We have never had to deal with this.”
The scene replays in differing timbres and tones all over
the plant. We see men, women, and
children who have been bought and sold. We
investigate the stories with lurid curiosity.
We also find reasons not to get involved. We explain away the needs with the presence
of organizations that meet them.
Worse there are those of us who pretend to care about these
victims of human trafficking only to use them for our own purposes. Some of those entrusted with helping further
the abuse.
This is one of those areas where there is too much passive
cooperation. We allow the trafficking of
human beings. We even promote it even if
from the gallery. Any instance of forced
labor or unwilling pornography that “benefits” us is participation in this vial
practice. The use of products produced
by child labor is participation in human trafficking. Any custom given to businesses that benefit
from human trafficking in any form is participation in it.
We must see that no human is property for possession or designed
for another’s use. Every soul
matters. Every life is precious. Any tolerance of human trafficking in any
form is, well, inhumane. Shine a light a
slavery. Recognize the problem and stand
against it. I cannot follow Christ if I
do not.
End It Movement –
Shine a light on Slavery
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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