Evangelicals for Human Rights

dear friends and family,

I was visiting a fellow Palmer student's blog recently, and was interested by one of his entries to visit the above mentioned site (you can click on the title - it serves as a link to Evangelicals for Human Right's site). I was moved enough to read and sign the Evangelical Declaration Against Torture. Forgive me if I seem on a soap box; I don't mean to preach. Christians live in this land, and we have benefited in many ways over the history of this country. But as Christians, we have a greater loyalty to the Lord, and when the culture and/or government make decisions or policies that go against the Kingdom of God, we as God's people are called upon to be His voice and justly critique that which stands at odds with God.

I'm inviting you to go to the site, and read the Declaration - but please only read it when you have the time to read it from start to finish. Read it, and consider visiting the above linked site in order to learn more and sign the declaration yourself. You'll find the declaration is both grounded in God's Word, and articulates well what I believe is a good and proper Christian response to human rights violations. Each one of us is created in the Divine Image. Whether or not you believe that all people are God's children, or only those who call upon the name of the Lord, we all share His image. To violate that image in anyone, Christian or non-Christian, is to violate the image in all people everywhere.

Consider this, read it, and prayerfully consider signing this declaration, and share it with others. May He who grants us life and breath daily ever lead each of us to choose life always. God's best blessings to you in Christ.

In His Spirit,
David