Daigle said she had been in the process of reading through Judges when she saw the movie and was surprised to see some parallels between God’s Word and the film. Sometimes people think that the chaos they see in the world is new and not relevant to the Bible, Daigle said, but, “I just want to challenge people who think that there’s nothing relatable in here.”
The artist then read most of Judges 19, warning viewers ahead of time that she was about to read a biblical account that would be difficult to hear. The chapter describes events leading up to an incident where the inhabitants of the Israelite town of Gibeah in Benjamin gang rape a Levite’s concubine, after which the Levite cuts her body into 12 pieces and sends her throughout Israel. One of the results of the crime is that Israel goes to war and essentially wipes out the tribe of Benjamin.
God takes what happened to this woman so seriously that the nation goes to war and destroys an entire tribe, said Daigle, who wondered if Christians are willing to follow this example of Israelite unity and take a stand against child trafficking. “My question is, who is going to speak up for these kids if it isn’t us, if we’re not supposed to be the ones?” she asked. “If we live in disunity with one another, nothing will ever get done.”
Daigle also read Deuteronomy 24:7, which says, “If someone is caught kidnapping a fellow Israelite and treating or selling them as a slave, the kidnapper must die. You must purge the evil from among you.”
Anyone who thinks “Sound of Freedom” supports QAnon, “or whatever this stupid conspiracy is, you got something else coming for you because this is not something that God takes lightly,” Daigle advised. Why would people push back on shining a light on child trafficking, she asked, “unless there’s something going on under the surface?”
“It is my hope and my prayer,” said the artist, “that we see something change in this world in regard to these children.”
Worship leader and activist Sean Feucht responded to Lauren Daigle’s video, saying, “Go girl.” Ali Landry, wife of “Sound of Freedom” writer and director Alejandro Monteverde, told Daigle, “As a fellow Louisianan I thank you for your support.” Landry also appears in the film with her daughter.
User Barb Manuel told Daigle, “Having survived human trafficking as a child, I am so thankful you are taking a stand and for your compassionate heart in this stopping [sic] vile act against children and humans. It is a very difficult journey learning to trust and heal from. Thank you, this makes me love you even more.”
