Human Trafficking and De-humanization

“Where is the church?” was the question asked a colleague of mine.  Sunday,  in our teaching on John’s Gospel, Chapter 8 (The Truth Will Set You Free!) we addressed our need to respond to dehumanization of sin  wherever it is found – in ourselves, in sexual abuse, domestic violence, or human trafficking within our own state.  I quoted Wendell Berry in the sermon, taken from an interview in the book Conversations With Wendell Berry (p. 144). Here is the actual quote: