#296 The Global Fight against Human Trafficking and for Human Rights and Lessons from Training the Next Generation of Christian Attorneys with Jeffrey A. Brauch, J.D.

The Good Citizen Podcast

Many Christians watched the movie Sound of Freedom and left the theater with a deep concern for human trafficking in the United States and around the world. So, what can Christians do to fight such efforts? Though there are numerous efforts to combat human trafficking, an indispensable part of the effort is legal in nature–via lengthening statutes of limitations to give survivors longer to pursue charges, expanding expungement laws for trafficking victims, and encouraging more aggressive prosecutions of traffickers. The Regent University Center for Global Justice is one such organization fighting against human trafficking through legal reform, and here is a discussion with Jeffrey Brauch, J.D., on the story and work of the Center to fight human trafficking, promote the rule of law, and defend religious freedom around the world. He also discusses lessons from training up the next generation of Christian attorneys and encourages committed Christians to consider a calling/career as an attorney.

Professor Jeff Brauch joined the Regent Law faculty in 1994. From 2000 to 2015, he served as the law school’s dean. Brauch helped create Regent’s Center for Global Justice® and serves as the Center’s executive director. He has taught Foundations of Law, International Human Rights, International Religious Freedom, Torts, and other courses. Prior to teaching, Brauch served as a law clerk for Justice William Callow of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and then worked as an associate with Milwaukee law firm Quarles & Brady, where he specialized in commercial litigation. Brauch and his wife Becky four adult children and four grandchildren. They attend New Covenant Presbyterian Church, where he is an elder. He loves history, the music of Beethoven, and the Green Bay Packers – not necessarily in that order.

Key Takeaways:

• How to (and how not to) respond to our quickly changing cultural moment.
• Three categories of Christians: prepper, tourist, and ambassador (and which one is Biblical).
• What led to the launch of the Center for Global Justice.
• A remarkable story of how the Center helped a trafficking survivor get a fresh start.
• How the Center helped prosecute a witch doctor for attempted child sacrifice.
• The fascinating story of John Winthrop (Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony), and Professor Brauch’s article on Governor Winthrop as a model of Christian charity.
• Lessons from training the next generation of Christians attorneys.

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