NT Wright discusses, in a condensed manner, the rationale behind forgiving third-world debts. As usual, he writes in a very clear, methodical manner, but ends, somewhat uncharacteristically with the following emotional excerpt from the Jubilee Debt Campaign:
Just imagine that, when your uncle died, you discovered your family had inherited his debts...
Just imagine that the banks seized your home and much of your parents’ wages, forcing you all to live on a rubbish tip...
Just imagine that you were turned away from school, because the money had been used for debt repayments...
Just imagine that when your sister went to hospital to have her baby, they turned her away too...
Just imagine that, having only polluted stream water to drink, several of your brothers and sisters sickened and died...
Just imagine that you see your parents worn out by work and worry, and you know that you will inherit the debt...
This isn’t imagination! This is the tragic reality of the lives of hundreds of millions of young people in the poorer countries.
