Injustice- The abuse of power. Taking away God's goodness. Sin.
This was the definition as given by Gary Haugen of the International Justice Mission. I was looking forward to his talk about IJM and how it relates to leadership. It was refreshing to see what IJM does, but he really didn't say too much I did not have a grasp on. It was later realized that the whole summit seemed to be aimed at people in the 40-50's. Many people in this generation never dealt with social justice issues as part of the church, which is sad.
With that being said, Gary did a good job at leaning his talk toward the older crowd. I think he focused on the outcome of evildoer and the justice they received, rather than the justice of a trafficked girl or child soldier. This led me to wonder: Can an oppressor truly receive justice from a worldly power? Can the oppressed truly receive justice from a worldly power? Which is more just? What should be the focus, locking up the oppressor, or freeing the oppressed?
