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Have I Got News For You?22nd April 2007

Have I Got News For You?22nd April 2007

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I must say, this spellchecker

is really quite ridiculous Brother Iannis; who ever heard of the Geek Orthodonist Church?

Just think for a moment. Why would a Nigerian diplomat's widow want US to help with her husband's bank account?

Oh, no, we've used Apple since the Patristic Age. The PC is a Western innovation.

I must say, this spellchecker is really quite ridiculous Brother Iannis; who ever heard of the Geek Orthodonist Church?

Just think for a moment. Why would a Nigerian diplomat's widow want US to help with her husband's bank account?

Oh, no, we've used Apple since the Patristic Age. The PC is a Western innovation.

SlaverySlavery

Wilberforce to todayWilberforce to today

William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

William Wilberforce (1759-1833)

MP 1780 Conversion 1785 Started campaign 1789 Abolition of slave trade 1807 End of National Lottery 1826 Abolition of slavery 1833

MP 1780 Conversion 1785 Started campaign 1789 Abolition of slave trade 1807 End of National Lottery 1826 Abolition of slavery 1833

CallingCalling

God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of

Manners.

God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the Slave Trade and the Reformation of

Manners.

Christian oppositionChristian opposition

Biblically based Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves

will he be to his brothers. (Gen 9:25) Slaves, obey your earthly masters in

everything (Col 3:22) Slaves, obey your earthly masters with

respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. (Eph 6:5)

Biblically based Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves

will he be to his brothers. (Gen 9:25) Slaves, obey your earthly masters in

everything (Col 3:22) Slaves, obey your earthly masters with

respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. (Eph 6:5)

And more…And more…

Newton continued as slave trader for 6 years after conversion

Apartheid Dutch Reform Church God ‘deliberately divided people into

different races’ – the whites being superior to blacks

Newton continued as slave trader for 6 years after conversion

Apartheid Dutch Reform Church God ‘deliberately divided people into

different races’ – the whites being superior to blacks

Equality?Equality?

In Christ's family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ. (Gal 3:28 Message)

Spiritual Physical Holistic

In Christ's family there can be no division into Jew and non-Jew, slave and free, male and female. Among us you are all equal. That is, we are all in a common relationship with Jesus Christ. (Gal 3:28 Message)

Spiritual Physical Holistic

Grand sweep of scriptureGrand sweep of scripture

God rescues and redeems from slavery

“I am the LORD… I will free you from being slaves… and I will redeem you.” (Exod 6:6)

God rescues and redeems from slavery

“I am the LORD… I will free you from being slaves… and I will redeem you.” (Exod 6:6)

Grand sweep of scriptureGrand sweep of scripture

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.” (Luke 4:18,19)

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.” (Luke 4:18,19)

A slave is…A slave is…

Forced to work Owned or controlled by an

‘employer’ Dehumanised, bought and sold Physically constrained

Forced to work Owned or controlled by an

‘employer’ Dehumanised, bought and sold Physically constrained

Slavery todaySlavery today

12.3 million people in forced labour (4million in 1807)

126 million children in illegal labour

12.3 million people in forced labour (4million in 1807)

126 million children in illegal labour

Human traffickingHuman trafficking

1.2 million children are trafficked each year (Source: UNICEF)

600,000 – 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year 80 per cent are women and girls 50 per cent are children Source: US Dept of State

1.2 million children are trafficked each year (Source: UNICEF)

600,000 – 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders each year 80 per cent are women and girls 50 per cent are children Source: US Dept of State

Human trafficking

“For one girl to be trafficked about 13 different people will be involved – it’s very big business… Many are trafficked by someone they know.”

(Hannah Wilson, former BMS mission worker in Albania)

Human traffickingHuman trafficking

Why are people trafficked? Poor family relationships Violence in the home Lack of economic opportunity Poverty

3rd largest source of income to organised crime after arms and drugs (Source:UN)

Why are people trafficked? Poor family relationships Violence in the home Lack of economic opportunity Poverty

3rd largest source of income to organised crime after arms and drugs (Source:UN)

Child labourChild labour

Child labour exists worldwide 1 in 7 children are involved in illegal

work 50 million children are engaged in

economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa alone

Child labour exists worldwide 1 in 7 children are involved in illegal

work 50 million children are engaged in

economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa alone

Virtual slaveryVirtual slavery

Factory work in Bangladesh Workers often have long hours and

low wages To earn 2,200 taka (£17)

a month a textile worker might work 60-90 hours per week

‘Living wage’ £23

Factory work in Bangladesh Workers often have long hours and

low wages To earn 2,200 taka (£17)

a month a textile worker might work 60-90 hours per week

‘Living wage’ £23

QuizQuiz

The xxx richest people in the world (all American) control more wealth

than all yyy people living in the world’s poorest countries

(source: Christian Aid)

The xxx richest people in the world (all American) control more wealth

than all yyy people living in the world’s poorest countries

(source: Christian Aid)

FACTFACT

The 3 richest people in the world (all American) control more wealth than

all 600million people living in the world’s poorest countries

(source: Christian Aid)

The 3 richest people in the world (all American) control more wealth than

all 600million people living in the world’s poorest countries

(source: Christian Aid)

The US cannot win the war on

terrorism unless we confront the social and political roots

of poverty

Colin Powell

The US cannot win the war on

terrorism unless we confront the social and political roots

of poverty

Colin Powell

ResponseResponse

But what can I do?But what can I do?

Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men

and devils. But if God be for you, who can

be against you.

John Wesley

Unless God has raised you up for this very thing, you will be worn out by the opposition of men

and devils. But if God be for you, who can

be against you.

John Wesley

What makes any event important

unless by its observation we

become better and wiser, and learn to ‘act justly, to love mercy and to walk

humbly before God’?

Olaudah Equiano

What makes any event important

unless by its observation we

become better and wiser, and learn to ‘act justly, to love mercy and to walk

humbly before God’?

Olaudah Equiano

Micah ChallengeMicah Challenge

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Sun 20th May

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Pray for…

• Children forced to work in harsh conditions

• Victims of human trafficking

• Factory workers in virtual slavery

• Those working to free the enslaved