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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?”
23,302 sermon illustrations through the Liberation Theology lens
Dear home, thou scene of earliest hopes and joys, The least of which wronged Memory ever makes Bitterer than all thine unremembered tears.
7/4 (2009): The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
12/24 (1818): The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.
11/1 (1688): William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution.
"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want." - Lao Tzu
"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." - Amelia Earhart
"Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways." - Sigmund Freud
"Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other." - Brian Tracy
"The goal of an artist is to create the definitive work that cannot be surpassed." - George Bernard Shaw
12/24 (1800): The Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise fails to kill Napoleon Bonaparte.
11/9 (1953): Cambodia gains independence from France.
1/1 (1901): The Southern Nigeria Protectorate is established within the British Empire.
11/22 (1975): Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco.
6/6 (2024): The launch of SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4 (IFT-4)
10/31 (1913): Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile highway across United States.
3/15 (2019): Fifty-one people are killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings.
2/12 (1909): The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
7/4 (993): Ulrich of Augsburg is canonized as a saint.
10/12 (1892): The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
1/20 (1523): Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.