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Eye on the world: Freedom from captivity and stigma
In “How Nigeria freed 21 Chibok girls from Boko Haram” The Christian Science Monitor reports “that 21 of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram in April 2014 [have] been released to the Nigerian government …. This is believed to be the largest group released by Boko Haram since the girls were initially captured. Nearly 200 of the kidnapped girls, however, are still missing. But the release of so many through negotiation provides a glimmer of hope for the victims’ families.” A remaining obstacle is the social stigma surrounding the return of the girls still in captivity. In “Boko Haram: Why would 100 Chibok girls want to stay with their captors?” the Monitor writes that “some 100 girls still in captivity say that they want to stay with their extremist captors” because “some in Nigeria fear that militants may have radicalized the girls, compelling them to recruit others to join the group upon returning home.”
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
With God all things are possible.
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
Discerning the rights of man, we cannot fail to foresee the doom of all oppression. Slavery is not the legitimate state of man. God made man free. Paul said, “I was free born.” All men should be free.
— Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 227
The miracle of grace is no miracle to Love. Jesus demonstrated the inability of corporeality, as well as the infinite ability of Spirit, thus helping erring human sense to flee from its own convictions and seek safety in divine Science.
— Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 494
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and the Christian Science Sentinel:
In “Prisoners set free”: “If all living in happy freedom in their own beloved country were to send out constantly thoughts winged with the consciousness of God’s all-power, who knows how much comfort and encouragement might reach the hearts of those gallant captives.” And “Earnestly she tried to realize His omnipotent power, His tender love for His whole creation, His absolute allness.”
In “Defending our innocence”: “As God’s image and likeness, each of us has, in reality, a spiritual nature that is the active expression of His goodness, without any record of or acquaintance with evil. ” And “We can be confident that our own spiritual innocence and goodness cannot be lost. They are ours forever, to demonstrate in our thoughts and actions.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.