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Mobilizing Faith for Womenprotection. Refugees are particularly vulnerable tohuman trafficking and abuse, and host countries arereluctant to prosecute their own citizens for abuses.“I have seen children rescued as victims of war, onlyto be abused by those who were supposed to protectthem,” Imam Magid related, calling for legal reformto enable the prosecution of those who victimize refugees.Deluca-Johnson advised thinking of legal reformas a part of a holistic process to change social norms,because laws should reflect the ethics of society.The delegates agreed that bringing together broadcoalitions of faith communities requires focus onnarrow issues of agreement. This strategy is powerful,for it allows groups divided by doctrine to collaborateon shared imperatives. As an example, Larisa FriesenHall of Sojourners cited the coalition of evangelicalsthat came together around immigration reform: “Asurprising group initially came together on a narrowissue, and eventually we were able to expand toaddress a broader issue.” Similarly, Street Gracehas been able to mobilize many churches aroundthe narrow topic of domestic minor sex trafficking,achieving success by making sure the language useddid not dishonor or alienate any church who wantedto collaborate. There are competition and politicsamong faith-based organizations, but by forgingunlikely partnerships we can open the possibility ofdialogue about those differences and find commoncause. “The only opponents we have are men andwomen who are buying sex with children and withadults as well,” Creighton said, concluding the panelwith a quote from 18th century abolitionist WilliamWilberforce: “You may choose to look the other way,but you can never again say you did not know.”The Carter Center 37