Serving Bread

Although I have been somewhat more familiar with the reality of [tag]slavery[/tag] today (about [tag]27 million[/tag] according to reliable estimates, just google “27 million”),  The LA Times had a story in its oped section by [tag]John Miller[/tag], a former State Department official outlining the [tag]slave trade[/tag] that I appreciated, especially as he painted a more personal picture of this great evil. You’ll find that not all of slavery is sexual and not all of it is overseas (there is a disturbing trend of increasing slavery in our backyard), but the overwhelming majority is gender based–mostly girls. Another point worth noting (somewhat of an affirmation of the Church), the writer points people interested in combating this evil to local churches who are actively working in putting an end to this trade.