http://heracliteanfire.net/2007/03/16/marking-the-200th-anniversary-of-abolition/ Harry Rutherford's Blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:45:18 +0000 http://heracliteanfire.net/2007/03/16/marking-the-200th-anniversary-of-abolition/#comment-17448 Doing Theology from the Caribbean Tue, 20 Mar 2007 01:44:18 +0000 http://heracliteanfire.net/archives/1109#comment-17448 [...]many well-meaning Christians are using the bicentennial of abolition to raise awareness of and generate support for campaigns against modern day forms of slavery such as child labor, prostitution, and human trafficking. While I applaud these important efforts, I am concerned that they have largely obscured the legacy of slavery that still persists for Bahamian and Caribbean descendants of the liberated Africans and slaves who originally benefited from abolition[...] [...]many well-meaning Christians are using the bicentennial of abolition to raise awareness of and generate support for campaigns against modern day forms of slavery such as child labor, prostitution, and human trafficking. While I applaud these important efforts, I am concerned that they have largely obscured the legacy of slavery that still persists for Bahamian and Caribbean descendants of the liberated Africans and slaves who originally benefited from abolition[...]

]]> http://heracliteanfire.net/2007/03/16/marking-the-200th-anniversary-of-abolition/#comment-17443 Stumbling towards freedom : Blogworld Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:43:35 +0000 http://heracliteanfire.net/archives/1109#comment-17443 [...] and what it means for us. This should, of course, be a source of shame for us all. When the United Kingdom is making a big deal out of this year, and out of the anniversary that’s coming up on March 25, we’re strangely silent. Is it [...] [...] and what it means for us. This should, of course, be a source of shame for us all. When the United Kingdom is making a big deal out of this year, and out of the anniversary that’s coming up on March 25, we’re strangely silent. Is it [...]

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