WAR ON WOMEN

We're hearing the word "phony" thrown around a lot lately.

Back during the last election cycle it was said there was a war against women because citizens did not think it right to fund birth control.

Such a "war" draws up in shrinkage when laid alongside the true war on women as seen in the horrendous sex slave business that is alive and well in America.

Perhaps you saw the article last week about the largest sex-trafficking bust in the United States.  The FBI cooperated with local and state officials and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as they rescued 105 children and arrested 150 pimps across the nation.

Score one for justice.

Then yesterday a judge sentenced kidnapper Ariel Castro to life plus 1,000 years for equipping his home with sex slaves.  Imagine what those girls went through; they lost a decade of their lives and now begin their hard work of regaining normalcy.

The judge said "there is no place in this city, there is no place in this country, there is no place in this world for those who enslave others."
If only that were true.

Castro's operation was one house, but all across the country there are little girls systematically snatched and forced into prostitution and life-threatening situations that rob their childhood.

Last night, Mike and I purposefully watched a harsh movie.  It was full of the "F" word and cold-blooded murder and brutality to young girls and the WORST side of manhood.  God help us because "The Abduction of Eden" was a true story.

Here is a TRAILER that shows that this is not a popcorn movie.  It is a gritty documentary-drama which feels very authentic.  Based on the story of a girl named Chong Kim, it tells how girls are kidnapped and sold like animals.  Chong Kim helped write the screenplay and all the actors (the young woman who played Chong, the actor Beau Bridges, and the drug-addicted pimp) all turned in solid performances.

Again, "The Abduction of Eden" is not for the faint of heart.  My heart is weighed heavy after seeing such complete disregard for life...and brutality reminiscent of the Holocaust.

But if you are looking for an authentic cause...a place to fight injustice and stand up for little girls who live in fear and despair...know there are MANY organizations to consider joining.  If you are like me, you are surprised to realize there are more slaves held worldwide THAN AT ANY POINT IN HUMAN HISTORY.

We have friends who are part of a LOCAL GROUP IN TULSA who have responded to the activity on the I40 corridor.  For an international effort, consider the INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT.  This is a cause that can be shouldered by the leading/enabling of the Spirit of God.

"The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again."  Isaiah 61:1 BBE