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Slave Redemption Americans are becoming instant abolitionists. But is the
movement backfiring?
Slavery Without Chains Slavery is "embedded," not only in law,
but in a deeper habit of seeing society as a chain of dependencies, in which even the
masters have their own masters on the rungs above them. Many people, even if they reject
slavery, still hold this general view.
Sudan seeks withdrawal of anti-slavery group's UN accreditation Christian Solidarity
International, a relief agency that has brought the subject of modern-day slavery to the
world's attention, is in danger of losing its UN accreditation - the result, it believes,
of a campaign by the regime whose abuses it has worked to expose.
CSI redemption efforts continue Christian Solidarity International (CSI), a Christian
human rights organization, redeemed 1,783 black African slaves during a fact-finding trip
to Northern Bahr El Ghazal, Sudan, on April 12-17, 1999.
CFI changes policy on slave redemption
Christian Freedom International, which purchased about a dozen slaves out of
bondage in Sudan last year, says it is discontinuing the practice because it only
increases the slave trade.
Bangladeshi child traffickers arrested Police in the Indian state of West Bengal have arrested
a group of Bangladeshi nationals who were taking their children to the Middle East to sell
them as jockeys for camel racing.
Activists Protest 'Pattern of Atrocities' in China
In May, Chinese police arrested Father Yan Weiping, an underground
priest from the province of Hebei while he was celebrating Mass in Beijing. Later the same
evening, he was found dead on a street in Beijing.
Evangelicals suffer as Christian values fade in France Evangelicals, Pentecostals, and
charismatic Catholics are among 800 groups the government lists as religious
"sects" that pose a threat to society. It has defined evangelical Christianity
as "extreme emanations from the Reformed church of France where the pastor plays the
role of a guru."
Christian persecution widespread, complex As Congress elevates worldwide religious freedom into a
foreign policy mandate, an investigation by The Oregonian reveals that persecution runs
rampant
In culture war, both sides claim to be victims of intolerance As Americans, we are now engaged in a great,
sometimes-uncivil, war over culture, faith and moral values. But what kind of conflict is
it when both sides say they are on the defensive, the victims of intolerance?
Sethi's wife takes up cudgels
A demand to know the wherabouts of Mr. Najam Sethi, a senior Pakistani journalist
dragged away from his house on Saturday by armed men, his 'crimes' and the 'law' under
which he was being detained, was made by his wife, Ms. Jugnu Mohsin, today.
A
frantic appeal from the past to stop Nazi horror The letter came anonymously from someone along the
German-Swiss border in December 1940, telling of systematic killings of mentally ill
patients in German asylums. "Hurry and with your expressions of horror prevent
further murders! Humanity will thank you.' -- signed only by "A Christian, who cannot
bear to witness this any longer."
Three Sacramento synagogues attacked by
arsonists FBI
investigators have developed significant evidence from the ashes of three
near-simultaneous arson attacks made in the early hours of June 18.
Charitable work must
reflect Christian roots The tendency to
see charity as a simple philanthropic activity can be traced to the general progress of
secularization in the modern world. Also, many of the Church agencies which engage in
charitable work receive money from outside sources-- most frequently, from governments--
and consequently accept limitations on their evangelical activities.)
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