Here’s Burton Brown’s warning, from Chapter 11 of her book:Ī major pitfall in social justice work is the divisive spirit that permeates various movements. While a diverse approach to making abortion both unwanted and unthinkable is no doubt necessary, what happens all-too-often, Burton Brown cautions, is an unhealthy competition that exalts one approach, organization or individual to the detriment of the pro-life movement. In her book released late this summer, “ Do Justice: Practical Ways to Engage the World,” pro-life attorney and columnist Kristi Burton Brown lays a strong biblical foundation for the Christian church’s call to fight and work toward true justice in a world rife with empty calls to “unify” around shallow and often-undefined goals.ĭrawing upon the testimony of the Old and New Testaments, Burton Brown also highlights examples of Christians throughout church history-including missionaries like William Carey, Gladys Aylward who ended societal oppression where they served-as well as modern-day pro-life figures to illustrate the variety of ways Christians can live out the biblical call to “do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8).Īlong the way, Burton Brown-an associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute and editor of Live Action News-strikes a much-needed chord for those involved in the everyday work of rescuing lives from abortion.
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