Comments on: Lenten Step 21: Let Us Protect Our Children

By: What Is A Child Worth? | Marvia's Panama Journal

What Is A Child Worth? | Marvia's Panama Journal — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:43:35 +0000

[...] What is the worth of a child to you? Do you care enough to join forces to protect our children? [...]

By: duane francis

duane francis — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:46:50 +0000

Frightening indeed! It says a lot about society in general. But maybe if more of us really made more effort to make a difference… a positive difference maybe there will be change. Protecting our children goes beyond lent . Great post! Relevant and timely as always.

By: Marvia

Marvia — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:06:49 +0000

Duane,
There is something particularly chilling about the manipulation and indoctrination of children into warfare, especially for adult causes they are too young to understand, and they are too innocent to know they will not benefit from the ‘spoils of the war’.

Do you notice that in places like Jamaica it is these children who are becoming gang members. I have heard police testify that these children/teenagers are more cold-blooded than older gunmen.

Isn’t that frightening?

Marvia

By: duane francis

duane francis — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:01:02 +0000

Hmm things to really think about. Remember too, the countless child soldiers in Africa who are turned into killers by “adults with a cause”!

I am all for the researching and educating in global child issues. Only then, can we truly combat this shameful dilemma.