Seven score and ten years ago Abraham Lincoln brought forth a vision of "a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal".
The battle for that "new birth of freedom" under God is not yet complete. People are still enslaved by people (estimates range from 21-30 million). And there is as yet government of only SOME people, by SOME people, for SOME people most of the time. While MANY people perish from the earth, victims of human trafficking, forced labour, organ harvesting and sex exploitation.
Gettysburg and Lincoln have passed into history. But this great vision of equality and freedom for all people has yet to be realised globally.
On this 150th anniversary day of the Gettysburg address think, pray and act on this proposition ... slavery is WRONG!
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Potential to-do list items for today:
- visit a coffee shop that does not sell fair trade coffee and ask them to begin doing so. Tell them why you're asking Today.
- find a store that sells fair trade products and tell them that both Abe Lincoln & you say thanks!
- write a letter to Just Jeans and ask them to stop exploiting Bangladeshi workers
- Get the Ethical Shopping Guide and the Ethical Fashion Guide and research your favourite shops. If they score poorly, ask the manager to be proactive.
- thank God that you are free. Cry out to God for those who are not.
- watch the movie Lincoln.
- listen to the Gettysburg Address.
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