Sentences with phrase «fight against slavery»

How could we actively engage the environmental community in the fight against slavery?

Among other historical ironies that Wood's juxtaposition creates, it captures the moment when Iowa, once a radical state dedicated to the fight against slavery (an all - but forgotten history that is the subject of Marilynne Robinson's 2004 Pulitzer Prizewinning novel Gilead), had become a byword for white rural conservatism.

The Pastorius Monument (which was concealed / boxed over during WW I and II because the look of the monument was perceived to be too Germanic, not American enough) was created to celebrate Daniel Francis Pastorius, a German settler (who brought many of the first settlers with him) who led the first Quaker protest and fight against slavery in 1688.

Iain Duncan Smith has compared his quest to get people off welfare to Wilberforce's fight against slavery.

-- Contact your local officials and become an advocate in the fight against slavery & human trafficking.

The comments remind me of nothing so much as the long fight against slavery, which is biblically approved, but no longer considered appropriate Christian practice.

One can not understand the fight against slavery, the women's suffrage movement, or the Civil Rights movement without knowledge of the Bible.

Molly Oshatz is the author of Slavery and Sin: The Fight Against Slavery and the Rise of Liberal Protestantism.

How many Christian leaders have fought against slavery?

He fought against slavery, he accepted women as equal even in expounding theology, and he preached the necessity of bringing the Kingdom of righteousness into fruition.

Oh... forgot you Proving... I wasn't referring to what he said... on the surface, it's fine to have a point of view... whether I agree with it or not... but when you are A) in a position of influence and B) spending money to fight the opposing view... and it's to stop two people who love each other from wedding in the eyes of their Lord, then it is hate... if your ignorance allows you to think my comments are stupid... so be it... and one last point about slavery... whether it was Democrats or Republicans who supported, or fought against slavery... many justified slavery because of their perverted interpretation of the bible... most people can't tell a simple story from one person to the next... but so many foolish Christians think they know exactly what the bible is saying w / o any doubt... forget the fact that it's been translated and passed for 1000s of years... yup you must be right that God is against two people loving each other... He must have made a mistake with those folks huh?

@MICHAEL not all «Christians» was on that, Catholics were always against that Cain doctrine and fiercly fought against slavery!

Aveline is a lady of African and French descent and Liberation's story basically revolves around Aveline fighting against slavery, the Spanish and dealing with the disappearance of her mother when she was young.

Not exact matches

The first Christian abolitionists were a tiny minority, fighting a difficult battle against Christian slavery supporters who could quote twice as much scripture for their position, and still could.

These men and women have fought for the abolition of slavery (Wilberforce), established orphanages for abandoned children (Mueller), advanced civil rights for racial minorities (King), fought against HIV / AIDS (Koop), provided human touch, restored dignity, and shelter for the poor (Mother Teresa), created places of belonging and contribution for people with disabilities and special needs (Tada), and fought against the sex trade and human trafficking (Caine).

ouch that is some narcissistic view of yourself to call the people that successfully landed on the moon, fought against the Nazi regime and started the abolishment of slavery gullible

Christian charity Care described it as a «landmark» moment in the fight against modern day slavery.

CARE Northern Ireland Policy Officer Mark Baillie said: «This is a landmark moment in the fight against modern day slavery.

They are therefore a powerful tool in the fight against modern slavery.»

They remain slaves who have been brainwashed to refuse freedom, brainwashed to refuse real hope, brainwashed to fight against anything that goes against their slavery!

This was notably the case in the successful campaign against Negro slavery, in the many efforts, not so successful, to curb war and bring about international peace, in the Red Cross for ministering to the sufferers from war and from natural disasters, in the inauguration of the modern nursing profession, in the fight against the excessive use of alcohol, in the efforts to improve the care of prisoners and the insane, in the multiform endeavors, never before so numerous, to give larger opportunities to the underprivileged, and in some of the many programs for the thorough reconstruction of society.

Christian countries are the first to fight against — not for — slavery.

Sister Bonetti has led the fight against human slavery in Italy, marshaling the significant resources of Italy's Roman Catholic community.

How should they speak kindly and graciously but communicating basically: we don't want to see your parade or your genitals in our towns for all to witness; we don't want people with penises in our girls» locker rooms; we don't want our houses of worship spray - painted pink; we don't want to associate the fight against racism or slavery with the fight for «insert LBGT issue of the day».

«This is ground - breaking legislation that will influence law and the fight against modern slavery around the globe.

Fighting for Florida and beyond, Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders tangled in an intense debate last night over who's the true friend of American Hispanics, trading accusations over guest worker programs «akin to slavery» and the embracing of «vigilantes» against immigrants.

«DNA will not be useful for many types of human trafficking, but if it can be used to identify just a small percentage of victims, then we have made progress in the fight against modern slavery.»

And, if you know me, you know that this is a cause I am passionate about and so I am all about supporting brands, businesses, and organizations that are in the fight against modern day slavery.

He personally saw the evils of slavery and realized he had to fight against it, even if it put him in peril.

Aveline choose to join the Order of the Assassins for the purpose of fighting back against slavery.

In his most recent exhibition Queens of the Undead at the Institute of International Visual Arts — Iniva, in London, Donkor presented four of these highly regarded heroic women: «Queen Njinga Mbandi who led her armies against the Portuguese empire in Angola; Harriet Tubman, the underground - railroad leader who freed 70 people from US slavery in the 1850s; Queen Nanny who led the Maroon guerillas in Jamaica that fought the British in the 1700s; and lastly in what is now Ghana, the 20th - century anti-colonial commander - in - chief, Yaa Asantewaa».1 In the second part of the show, three large - scale earlier paintings were on display in which his primary source of artistic creation were contemporary facts of violent confrontations.

Together Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery and ArtWorks for Freedom feature the work of Kay Chernush in this new exhibit, which examines the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking.

Some factions will fight this, as is the case in Nigeria, where the Boko Haram extremists, whose very name (the translation is «Western education is a sin») stands against a basic right, are threatening to sell hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls into slavery.

Right up until the abolition of slavery in Great Britain in the 19th century, pretty much all of the 300 companies facilitating the slave trade fought against a ban on the grounds that the economy would collapse.