Justice Archives - Wil Ramsey

You Keep Using That Word Justice.

April 23, 2013 2 Comments

The last few weeks I have heard some strange things from Christians. Mainly the sentence, “I hope he dies.”

First, it was Kermit Gosnell. The man charged with murder for killing babies he was supposed to abort.

Then it was Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second Boston marathon bomber. After the long manhunt that lead to his capture I saw many relieved tweets and status updates that said, “So glad they caught him, can’t wait for him to be brought to justice” or “Hopefully justice will be served” or “Too bad Massachusetts doesn’t have the death penalty, this guy deserves justice.”

And every time I saw the word justice I couldn’t help but think this:

Six Things You Can Do RIGHT NOW to Fight Modern Day Slavery.

March 8, 2013 6 Comments

Did you know there are more slaves in the world now than there have been at anytime in history? Some estimates say 27 million people are being denied the basic human right of freedom. That is twice as many slaves as there were when the emancipation proclamation was signed. And these aren’t all in foreign countries, there is slavery, called human trafficking now, going on right here in America. It is shocking and disgusting, but luckily there is something we can do about it right now.

Three Things Christians Need to Keep in Mind About the Louie Giglio Controversy

January 11, 2013 1 Comment

This week Louie Giglio announced that because of controversy surrounding a sermon on homosexuality he gave 20 years ago he would be withdrawing from the Presidential inauguration program. This, of course, has caused even more controversy. While I think he has been unfairly characterized as “homophobic,” I think there are a few things Christians need to keep in mind when we talk about this controversy.

The Real War on Christmas

November 28, 2012 Leave a comment

It’s almost time for Christmas. I can tell because there are lights on my neighbors houses, it is a little colder outside, the meeting house has been decorated with trees and nativity scenes, they’re playing carols on the radio, and, most clearly, everyone is complaining about the phrase, “Happy Holidays.” I hear “Keep the Christ in Christmas” more than I hear “Merry Christmas” these days.

The Last Time I Voted

October 17, 2012 Leave a comment

In 2005 I stepped into a voting booth for the first time.

I cast my ballot in favor of Proposition 2, an amendment to the Texas Constitution making same-sex marriage and similar legal arrangements illegal.

Then I stepped out of a voting booth for the last time.