Many of you already know that Fair Trade is "in". It is popular in many circles to push Fair Trade products. But for me and for many others this isn't a popular fad, it's something more. Justice and righteousness are two of the primary themes that keep coming up again and again in Scripture. Righteousness primarily has to do with our right relationship with God and justice has to do with our relationship to one another...how we treat each other, that is. Buying Fair Trade products is one way that we're able to work toward justice, to work toward restoring the broken relationship in the human family. So I would encourage you to look for the label. Lets not contribute to the injustice of this world simply out of convenience or ignorance, but instead lets work for justice as we live out our relationship with God in authentic ways. If you'd like to learn more about Fair Trade check out the Wikipedia article here. Until next time - Blessings in Christ ~ RLS
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Fair Trade
Many of you already know that Fair Trade is "in". It is popular in many circles to push Fair Trade products. But for me and for many others this isn't a popular fad, it's something more. Justice and righteousness are two of the primary themes that keep coming up again and again in Scripture. Righteousness primarily has to do with our right relationship with God and justice has to do with our relationship to one another...how we treat each other, that is. Buying Fair Trade products is one way that we're able to work toward justice, to work toward restoring the broken relationship in the human family. So I would encourage you to look for the label. Lets not contribute to the injustice of this world simply out of convenience or ignorance, but instead lets work for justice as we live out our relationship with God in authentic ways. If you'd like to learn more about Fair Trade check out the Wikipedia article here. Until next time - Blessings in Christ ~ RLS
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I could not agree with you more in reference to righteousness and justice. Your post reminded me of a quote in Jim Wallis's book God's Politics, "nobody gets to heaven without a letter of reference from the poor". Purchasing fair trade products is one small way to contribute to the ever pressing and widening issue of global stratification. Blessings.
I drink Fair Trade coffee daily. It is all that I will buy. Thanks for a great post.
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