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27 archived articles posted in 2002 found
February
7 articles found for February, 2002
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Award for Informal Study Available to Young Women
The Women's Division announced today that
applications are available for The Theressa
Hoover Community Service and Global Citizen
Award. The grant, given annually to a young
woman (ages 21-35), regardless of race or
nationality, is for informal study, exploration,
learning, research or observation in a subject
area of the recipients choosing in harmony with
the current interests of the Women's Division.
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Feb 25, 2002
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Letter to William Wilberforce (A Resource for John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life)
The last letter that John Wesley wrote was to
William Wilberforce, a man who had been converted
under Wesley's ministry and who was a member of
Parliament. The letter concerns his opposition to
slavery and encouragement for Wilberforce to take
action for change. Parliament finally outlawed
England's participation in the slave trade in
1807.
Source:
United Methodist Women
Date posted: Feb 06, 2002
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As the Olympics Approach, Women Concerned with the Indignity Exemplified
Those who carry the International Olympic torch
exemplify the dignity,
strength and perseverance of humankind.
Ironically, the torchbearers for
the Salt Lake City-based Olympics will be
wearing
uniforms that exemplify
the opposite of these.The Economic Justice
office of the Women's Division of The United
Methodist
Church signed on to two letters this week with
the Free Burma Coalition and
other organizations concerned with human rights
in Burma (Myanmar).
Source:
WD Press Releases
Date posted: Feb 06, 2002
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The Bible and Slavery: An Excerpt from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass finished writing Narrative
of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845. It
relates his story up until shortly after his
escape from slavery. Included in his narrative
are some of his experiences with Christians, a
number of whom were Methodists living in
Maryland, and their interpretation of the Bible.
We include three excerpts.
Source:
United Methodist Women
Date posted: Feb 05, 2002
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Thoughts Upon Slavery (A Resource for John Wesley: Holiness of Heart and Life)
First published in 1774, John Wesley widely
distributed this tract in England and America
under his own name. Actually it is an abridgement
of Some Historical Accounts of Guinea, published
in Philadelphia in 1771 by Anthony Benezet, an
American Quaker. According to Albert Outler, this
type of literary "borrowing" was seen by Wesley
and this 18th century colleagues as a form of
endorsement not plagiarism.
Source:
United Methodist Women
Date posted: Feb 05, 2002
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The Bible and Slavery: An Excerpt from the Bible: The Book That Bridges the Millennia
The Civil War forced an end to slavery. The
war tore the nation apart, costing 600,000 lives,
more than any other war in U.S. history. With the
Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, slavery was
abolished in the South. The Thirteenth Amendment
to the Constitution in 1865 outlawed slavery in
the United States.
Source:
United Methodist Women
Date posted: Feb 05, 2002
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United Methodist Women Petitioning for Peace in the Middle East
February 5, 2002-- One-million member United
Methodist Women is calling for peace in the
Middle East as members begin circulating
petitions, advocating with the U.S.
administration and Congressional leaders, and
acting in solidarity with churches in the Middle
East.
Source:
Women's Division
Date posted: Feb 05, 2002
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