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General Conference Speaks to Social Issues

The eleventh General Conference raised its voice to speak to important social issues through the adoption of positions statements on domestic violence, global human trafficking, global poverty, and immigration. The statement on global human trafficking identifies action steps that The Wesleyan Church is urged to take.

The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade in the Nineteenth Century led by William Wilberforce required a nation to deepen and expand its definition of human dignity. It required a nation to declare that moral values outweigh commercial interests. Nothing less is required of nations today. Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our day . . .

  • Wesleyans will seriously pray to end human trafficking.
  • Global Wesleyans will become aware of what is happening within their own countries.
  • Further, they will avail themselves of the "Hands that Heal" training materials available through World Hope International.
  • Wesleyans will be willing to become trainers and lead in this capacity.
  • Wesleyans will provide avenues of healing to trafficked victims.
  • Wesleyans will advocate on the part of the victims, as well as for laws that need to be enacted to end human trafficking.
  • Wesleyan leaders will preach on these issues, particularly as it relates to the demand in sex trafficking for pornography, internet porn, entitlements to abuse those of lesser status, etc.
  • Wesleyans will support the prosecution of buyers and consumers of trafficked persons.

- Excerpted from "The Wesleyan Church General Conference 2008 Position Statements," available online at www.wesleyan.org.

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