Tony Maddox, CNN International Executive Vice President and managing director was quoted today saying, “It’s our journalism-based assertion that this [human trafficking] is the greatest uncovered news story of today, and CNN plans to rip the lid off.”

CNN’s effort to “rip the lid off” begins with the official launch of The Freedom Project. The site will include regular features such as tracking the numbers of people currently enslaved, solutions to the issues and success stories of survivors and organizations committed to ending the world’s problem of human trafficking.

I am thrilled that journalist at CNN have publically committed to shedding light on this dark issue and are open about their fight against it. More so, I am convinced that it is not only the media’s responsibility to “rip the lid off” the injustice of human trafficking, but it is the responsibility of those who call themselves Christians to take the scriptures seriously and the role of ambassadors of Christ to become walking freedom projects.

No one should ever be bought or sold.

See one of the sites first video’s here.

The Freedom Project will run through 2011.