invisible children

[Gretchen]

INVISIBLE CHILDREN PRESENTS [+] THE RESCUE

We had a discussion about this in school the other day. Still can't get it out of my mind. Joseph Kony is kidnapping children to use as soldiers. They do horrible things to the children. Joseph Kony MUST be stopped.

[talisyn]

Child soldiers are being used in quite a few wars. It's evil, horrible, and there are a lot more horrible things going on by these same people. Children are innocent and need to be protected, not used as cannon fodder. We know from the BoM this usually happens when there just aren't enough adults around to fight and esp when people's hearts grow so cold and tired.

[Gretchen]

The children are being kidnapped, and their parents murdered.

[Gretchen]

Look, I know that this is happening in Uganda, a country half a world away, but think for a second, what if it was your child that Joseph Kony kidnapped?

[Traveler]

Children often are the first victims in conflicts including social, political and religious conflicts. Children are often the forgotten victims of social engineering fostering socialization of things like health care, sex education and entitlements.

The more control of societies concerns are centered in a federalized of central government the more likely children are abused. For example the more liberal we have become with our marriages the more children are exposed to broken parental commitments and single parents. We know that such social restructuring results in increased poverty and criminal behaviors.

And we do not have to look far. In recent demonstrations in the Oakland area we that children were utilized to foster criminal rebellion against lawful authority of police. Even those that argue in behalf of the demonstrations and claim that the Oakland police are destructive to Black families overlook the fact that fathering children outside of wedlock is even more destructive to Black families in that area.

The Traveler

[Gretchen]

Why is it that no one cares? These are children of God, and we are standing by and watching them be slaughtered or mutilated or forced to do horrendous things?

Grrr to you all for not caring about the children.

I guess what people say is true; empathy is a forgotten thing.

[pam]

That link in the OP doesn't work for me.

[pam]

Originally Posted by Gretchen

Why is it that no one cares? These are children of God, and we are standing by and watching them be slaughtered or mutilated or forced to do horrendous things?

Grrr to you all for not caring about the children.

I guess what people say is true; empathy is a forgotten thing.

I think that's a little far to be saying not one of us cares. What would you like us to do Gretchen?

[Gretchen]

I'll settle for keeping the children in your prayers...and praying that Joseph Kony gets killed.

[Gretchen]

There are very few people that I'd gladly kill, and Joseph Kony is top of the list.