Today we watched and discussed a clip from a broadcast
through Joyce Meyer Ministries
where Joyce Meyers interviews Christine
Caine, founder of the A21 Campaign.
The A21 Campaign is a Christian organization that is set on abolishing slavery
in the 21st century.
We discussed what we as Christians can do
to help to stop the demand for modern day slavery, especially in the sex
industry. Christine discussed the story of the good Samaritan in the Bible. Her
take on this story really challenged me! We were challenged to ask ourselves: ‘Have
you ever been like the priest and the Levite and ‘passed by’ on the other side
of the road?’ (Read Luke 10, 25-37 for The
Parable of the Good Samaritan).
Christine said that God told her, ‘My Church has confused compassion for
emotion.’
And challenged us that we need to ensure
that we aren’t just emotionally moved when it comes to the issue of human
trafficking, but are truly compassionate. She spoke about the difference
between emotion and compassion being action.
The thing that shocked me the most was
(because I had never made the connection before) was just how great an effect
the porn industry has on modern day slavery and human trafficking! The presenter
kept talking about how people sitting in their homes don’t make the connection
between the demand they create by consuming any kind of pornographic material
and the horrors of the sex trafficking industry. Supply and demand. Basics, but
it just doesn’t seem real until you see it.
As a Christian, I don’t believe it is
right to engage in watching any type of porn (films, pictures, magazines,
prostitution, etc) and this gives yet another facet to my argument against it. You
may not agree with this stance, but next time you are about to view any kind of
porn, remember this: often these girls are forced through threat of death, lack
of other options, or through being kidnapped to perform these explicit acts. They
are someone’s daughter, sister, or friend and YOU are fuelling the industry in
which they are slaves and keeping them captive by looking at this pornographic
material.
To watch the clip online, go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mbJW2VBNs
Please fight for those who are unable to fight for
themselves by supporting the work of The
A21 Campaign or Hand
of Hope (Joyce Meyer
Ministries).
Blessings!
Ronell x
“None
of us can do everything but we can all do something.” {Christine Caine}
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