Wisdom and Discernment

Our Executive Director is a columnist for the Christian Reformed Church’s Do Justice blog. She writes quarterly for them. Here’s an excerpt from her contribution in August.

There have been some popular stories of trafficking and sexual exploitation that I have seen online lately, ones I do not feel the need to highlight here given my belief that they are not entirely factual. On the one hand, sensationalized stories like these generate a “buzz” and provide opportunities to highlight the realities of trafficking in our community and throughout the world. But the time it takes to counter misconceptions, myths, and conspiracy theories is time and energy taken away from diving deeper into the issues surrounding human trafficking. 

Survivors have also shared with me the harm that sensationalized stories have on them.

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To read the full post please head over to the Do Justice blog!