I am particularly passionate about stopping child abuse because I feel that abusing a child is among the worst crimes/sins that can be committed. I agree wholeheartedly with the verse in Luke (17:2) "It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones."
When I traveled in South East Asia, I was horrified to learn how many children in those countries are sold as sex slaves. The biggest customers are Western tourists. The statistics regarding abuse in America is staggering as well. If it weren't way past my bedtime (I need my 8 hours), I would spend some time to track down the most recent statistics. I think I'll follow-up with that information in another post.
Another note as well. Since I have recently extracted myself from a difficult job with a horrible work environment, I acknowledge that abuse comes in many forms. Anyone who has had a tyranical boss knows what I'm talking about. It is abusing to use power to manipulate and control people. Also, we abuse someone anytime we treat them disrespectfully or put ourselves above others.
I think sometimes I am guilty of this as well. I can be very disdainful of my former boss and her cronies who have inflicted so much unhappiness on so many people. I want to believe that is just "righteous indignation". Is it really or is that just an excuse?
To quote the bible once again in John 13:34 it says: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone loved everyone else the way that Christ loved? I want to experience a world like that!
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Hey, Angela! You've been tagged!! I know you'll participate...he he...
http://chocmintgirl.blogspot.com/2007/09/my-desktop.html
Will get back to comment on your post later.
When you say abuse comes in many forms... you're so right. I saw it recently, someone really close to me went through abuse at his workplace and it hurt. Bad.
Choc Mint Girl: Of course I'll participate! I'm afraid you'll be disappointed though.
Zhu: I'm sorry to hear about your friend. The place where I used work has a policy against a hostile work place. However, the policy isn't enforced if the management is the problem. In that situation, people feel like they have to put up with it in order to keep their job. Policies can only do so much.
I keep my skills up to date so that I always can go find another job if my current employer has issues. Even with my fall-back plan, it doesn't take away the sting of being mistreated. There are times months or even years later when I will remember something and it will make me angry all over again. Now, you may understand why I'm playing around with the musical. I have a habit of trying to make light of difficult situations and therefore reduce the pain of the memory.
Angela, My "day job" is working as a database searcher for the Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect. I search applications of those who wish to work with,volunteer for, gain custody of, adopt and/or foster kids for matches against a database of child abusers/neglecters. Some of the abuse is just horrifying. My job is to carefully screen those forms so one of the abusers doesn't get a chance to work with kids again.
I was abused as a child, so it hit home especially hard for me.
And yes, I agree,wouldn't it be wonderful if we all lived as Christ taught us? But I think that day is coming.
MEL810 of MEL810opine
As promised, I'm back with my comment on this post.
I'll definitely contribute and blog against abuse in my future posts. This is a kind effort and it isn't a waste of time to talk about it over and over again to stop this kind of immoral and insulting acts!!
Good job, Angela!!
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