Friday, February 23, 2007

Wilberforce Rocks


A new movie on the life of William Wilberforce and his fight to abolish the slave trade comes out tomorrow!!
You may also want to take a look at a newly published book on his life and work. One critique says the only word to describe William is 'Great': here's a sample of that article:

So it is with William Wilberforce (1759-1833), a man of surpassing greatness – as Eric Metaxas makes so plain in his new biography, Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery (HarperSanFrancisco). He gave God the glory, yet the glory of God was rarely manifested so plainly in a human life. A politician of genius and stature, tipped to be British Prime Minister and therefore leader of the greatest empire on earth, he opted instead for a long and often lonely campaign that had two special purposes (or “Great Objects,” as he put it): to reform the conduct of his (permissive) generation, and to abolish slavery.

check out this site, the amazing change and join the fight today!

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