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God's preferential option for the poor and oppressed, with salvation as liberation from all forms of oppression.
Key question: “How does the Gospel liberate the oppressed and challenge unjust structures in society?”
25,092 sermon illustrations through the Liberation Theology lens
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
4/22 (2016): The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
8/6 (1861): Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria.
10/12 (1792): The first celebration of Columbus Day is held in New York City.
12/24 (1294): Pope Boniface VIII is elected, replacing St. Celestine V, who had resigned.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
11/9 (1905): The Province of Alberta, Canada, holds its first general election.
9/2 (1912): Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
3/15 (1990): Mikhail Gorbachev is elected as the first President of the Soviet Union.
2/14 (1947): The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
3/15 (2011): Beginning of the Syrian revolution.
6/6 (1933): The first drive-in theater opens in Camden, New Jersey.
11/11 (1975): Independence of Angola.
7/4 (2005): The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
1/15 (1911): Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded.
11/9 (1921): The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.
12/25 (2021): The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
10/12 (1994): The Magellan spacecraft burns up in the atmosphere of Venus.
1/20 (1841): Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War.
11/9 (1953): Cambodia gains independence from France.
4/22 (1977): Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.