I need to go to bed so I am not a zombie tomorrow, but the evening ended with the presentation of the movie which took away all of my gadgets, Amazing Grace, the William Wilberforce Story. The movie was pretty good, if longish, and a bit hard to follow at times with all of the flashbacks. It definitely takes some swipes at the current American political landscape with politicians branding their opponents as treasonous in a time of war. But more broadly, it is an encouraging movie about a man who took his relationship with God seriously and was inspired to bring justice to his country in many ways.
One interesting thing about the movie is that they are going to launch a campaign corresponding with its release to push for the elimination of modern-day slavery. According to their stats, there are 27 million slaves in the world - more than even during the time of the slave trade. It’s something to look out for and participate in when the movie is released in February, and it sounds like a great thing that believers of all political stripes can rally around. How much controversy can there be in ending slavery (am I being naive)?
Good night.
