Is it right to unjustly take from a man his liberty and to threaten his own family with his own life?
At any time and at any place, this crime is an evil which no nation can tolerate - let alone ours, let alone if this man is a guest of our Republic!
Our national prestige and the individual honor of our entire citizenry is burdened (again) by this crisis.
Is it right to unjustly take from a man his liberty and to threaten his own family with his own life?
This is what is happening right now to this man - Warren Richard Rodwell - and the nations of the world, friends - both familiar as well as unfamiliar alike, are watching and remembering it.
What happens here is important - how much value we place upon this issue is determined by how important we generally perceive this unfolding crisis to really and truly be.
Let us dwell with open hearts upon the plight of this guest of ours - selah.
Because what we do here is important - all of us are somehow involved in this - because there is no other Philippines with which other nations shall seek to know us than this one.
I implore all who are directly involved to concentrate and employ all available means to secure justice for this man, working toward his soonest and safest release, and to bind the evil that had perpetrated this crime in our midst with all our might as one Republic whole.
I want us to bear always in mind - kidnappers are bound with the same gaggle of criminals as slavers and human traffickers - theirs is but one spirit - an enemy of Mankind - hostis humani generis.
This is a crime against all nations.
And as we are a nation of Mankind - we can not tolerate this here.
My prayers go with Wocca, his family, and to Australia - may God see us all safely through this unwanted and unwelcome ordeal.
UPDATE: As of 20130323, Saturday, I came across an article in the news that Wocca has been freed by his captors. Bless the LORD for this day!
This is welcome news but still, the safe release of Mr. Rodwell doesn't override the fact that this criminal act should never have been done to him in the first place.
There never should have been a break in the liberty of his person nor threats issued against his God-given right to his own life.
At this time, Mr. Rodwell should immediately report to his embassy. If I know Australia, I know that whole nation is anxious to know that he is safe and sound.
I believe there are still hostages being held against their will - in this Country - by threats, criminal in their nature, that directly violate both their dignity and their rights and so the work continues... for it must.
UPDATE: As of 20130323, Saturday, I came across an article in the news that Wocca has been freed by his captors. Bless the LORD for this day!
This is welcome news but still, the safe release of Mr. Rodwell doesn't override the fact that this criminal act should never have been done to him in the first place.
There never should have been a break in the liberty of his person nor threats issued against his God-given right to his own life.
At this time, Mr. Rodwell should immediately report to his embassy. If I know Australia, I know that whole nation is anxious to know that he is safe and sound.
I believe there are still hostages being held against their will - in this Country - by threats, criminal in their nature, that directly violate both their dignity and their rights and so the work continues... for it must.
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Go now and do what War does not expect;
in a million forms, in a million ways, serve -
Love your own and others like your own.
