AMAZING GRACE- the movie

[Guest guest]

Odd that we were in the middle of discussing the issue of SLAVERY when I

happened to

take a break from shoveling last night to see this beautiful and inspiriing

movie. (we saw it

at the Lagoon theater).

The story is England back in 1797 when the British Empire ruled the world. The

backstory

was that the entire empire was fueled on the bent back of African slaves. Nobody

at all

really wanted to talk about that!

One lone MP, WILLIAM WILBERFORCE was struck by the totality of the injustice

after his

excursion into studying Nature and God led him to get virtual telepathic

connections to

those in the world that are suffering. He campaigned fiercely to pass a bill for

ABOLITION

until he lost his health and sanity.

What really struck me was the pragmatism and stubborn refusal of the other 400

MPs to

even examine any details of the horrors and soul costs of slavery. All arguments

to stop it

were quashed when the guardians of the Empire considered it would all be lost to

France,

Holland and others who WOULD continue to slave. Every MP had his own clever way

to

remain in DENIAL. Wilberforce was humilated, chastised, and shunned, and, get

this, he

was even treated as a SEDITIONIST and could have gotten hung! (substitute the

word " TERRORIST " today).

The DENIAL process in government is so true today. Look at Global warming, Fair

Trade,

GMOs, pesticides, globalization, factory farming, logging, oil wars, and the

list goes on

and on.

Back to the movie, GO SEE IT. It will give you hope. It's about connecting to

your

SPIRITUALITY, your FAITH, and your LOVED ONES to guide and clarify your

passions. This

is where we get the strength to do battle. You wlll learn the true source of the

song

Amazing Grace, and will never be able to hear it again in the same way. PS

Bring plenty of

kleenex for this one!

Will Winter