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Gleanings: June 2013  Subscriber access only

Important developments in the church and the world.

Be the Nosy Neighbor

Neighborly love means if you see something, say something.

Gleanings: May 2013  Subscriber access only

Important developments in the church and the world.

Live Tonight! Life and Justice Roundtable  Subscriber access only

Watch six leading thinkers discuss the call to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. Get a preview and reminder now.

From Going Big to Giving Up

Preparing for Lent at, yes, your Super Bowl party.

Sibling Filmmakers Set Out to Free Austin's Sex Slaves

John and Michelle Nehme are tackling human trafficking in their own background.

UPDATED 1/4: Passion 2013: Live from Atlanta

60,000 university-aged students from around the globe are gathered at the Georgia Dome this week to "make Jesus famous" and "end modern-day slavery."

Mira Sorvino: Saving Sex Slaves

The Oscar winner fights against human trafficking, and has a new movie to raise awareness.

Religious Groups' Efforts to Fight Sex Trafficking Draws Presidential Attention

Obama says human trafficking will become a major focus of his Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.

On Valentine's Day, Praying for Men Who Buy Sex

Why I'm praying for the johns today—and you can, too.

The Woman Who Shelters New York City's Trafficking Victims

Faith Huckel, founder and director of Restore NYC, took her social-work skills and a heap of prayer to launch the city's first and only long-term aftercare shelter for foreign-born trafficking victims.

Saving Men from Their Own Sex Slavery

According to Daniel Walker, author of 'God in a Brothel', it's not just children who need rescuing from the global sex trade.

'Sex + Money': The Domestic Side of a Global Problem

Young filmmakers journey cross-country to show film on sex trafficking in their own backyards.

The Thin Line between Trafficking and Pornography

Trafficking survivor Jessica Richardson talks about the connection in her own life.

Portland's Quiet Abolitionists

Leading the liberal city's efforts to halt child trafficking is a network of dedicated Christians. Just don't go advertising it.

Court Rejects Prostitution Restrictions on AIDS Funding

Evangelical NGOS say the ruling is unlikely to change their operations, but the case touches on larger principles.

The Abolitionists' Scandal

William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect founded Sierra Leone, then tolerated a form of slavery there, a new book reveals.

An Equal-Opportunity Destroyer

How porn damages women—and what churches can do about it.

Craigslist Gives Up 'Adult Services' in the United States

Law enforcement and human rights advocates rejoice, but will the change help end human trafficking?

Q+A: Selling Girls on Craigslist

Rebecca Project founder Malika Saada Saar explains how Craigslist became the medium for human trafficking.

Sexual Slavery on Main Street

Trafficking of teenagers in the U.S. is getting worse. Here's what some Christians are trying to do about it.

Idaho's Impact

Haiti scandal overshadows bigger threat to evangelical adoption efforts.

Reclaiming St. Patrick's Day

But if we are to choose a social issue for March 17, what would it be?

State Department: Now's Not the Time for Haitian Adoptions

Official says first priority should be placing Haitian children with Haitian families.

Strong on Zeal, Thin in Knowledge

Lessons from Haiti's arrest of American Christians trying to take children out of the country.

'I Lived Next Door to a Brothel'

Guilt is a poor motivator for fighting slavery and sex trafficking. What my sister calls 'active hope' is much better.

Modern-Day Mordecai

When he's away from his day job, Charisma editor J. Lee Grady is probably working on a project to empower women and confront abuse.

Crusading for Women

Christians can lead the charge to elevate the dignity of women. A review of Half the Sky.

Pivoting Toward the Faraway Neighbor

Gary Haugen says rescuing the oppressed is within our reach.

Comparing the Platforms

Where the parties stand on abortion, faith-based programs, religious liberty, and other issues.

Joining the Resistance  Subscriber access only

It took seeing seven-year-old prostitutes to jolt me out of my apathy.

Group Wants to Add Pimping to Anti-Trafficking Bill

But some say not all prostitutes are victims.

No Spoonful of Sugar  Subscriber access only

What sweetens your tea? Ordinary Brits cared enough to boycott.

Free at Last

How Christians worldwide are sabotaging the modern slave trade.

The United Nations' Disarray  Subscriber access only

The decline of the human-rights agenda, and what evangelicals can do about it.

Sex Isn't Work  Subscriber access only

Child Sex Tours  Subscriber access only

The average victim is 14, and Americans make up 25 percent of the customers.

Red-Light Rescue  Subscriber access only

The 'business' of helping the sexually exploited help themselves.

Sex Isn't a Spectator Sport  Subscriber access only

Germany's World Cup pimping will fuel sex trafficking.

Of Czechs, Sex, and Wrecks  Subscriber access only

Random musings on the U.S. soccer team, World Cup prostitution, and Big Ben's bad bike crash.
News Feed
The Superbowl & Sex Trafficking: A Bad Problem that Does not Need a Bad Statistic
Sexual trafficking is real and widespread, but the Superbowl is not the center of the problem. (Ed Stetzer)
Missionaries rescue trafficked Koreans in China
A large number of North Koreans in China are women, many of whom are trafficked there and forced to work as sex slaves. Missionaries in South Korea are helping to rescue them. (DW)
Do you oppose prostitution?
Court says government can't make opposition a requirement for federal anti-AIDS funding (How Appealing, Law.com)

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