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Organisations dealing with slavery and justice issues
International Justice Mission www.ijm.org is a well-known international Christian organisation dedicated to ending slavery.
Joint Policy Issues Team http://www.jointpublicissues.org.uk/ is a joint project between the BU, Methodists and URC to research and respond to the major justic issues in the UK and internationally.
Tearfund www.tearfund.org campaigns on a range of justice, development and environmental issues
For Reflection & Discussion
- Take a look at the following verses: Psalm 9:9, Psalm 82:3, Proverbs 31:8-9, Job 5:15-16, Jeremiah 22:3. How do verses like these help us to understand God’s attitude towards the weak and oppressed?
- What arguments do you think Christians in the 18th and 19th centuries used to justify their support or at least their condoning of black slavery and the slave trade? Why do you think seemingly good people stand by and tolerate injustice in their land or abroad?
- Take a look at Numbers 14:17-18. There is a train of thought that suggests that we often have to live with the consequences of past sin through subsequent generations. In what respect are some countries and peoples reflecting past sins in relation to slavery? Can Christians bring healing into this situation?
- Take time to reflect on how your thinking towards racial issues may be affected by your past and what you pick up from the world. How does that differ from what Paul says in Colossians 3:11?
- You may find you need to do a little research online to explore some of these issues. Take time to pray through them afterwards.