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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
2/14 (1779): American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Kettle Creek is fought in Georgia.
4/22 (1977): Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
11/11 (1992): The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
7/4 (2005): The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
11/9 (1945): Soo Bahk Do and Moo Duk Kwan martial arts are founded in Korea.
6/19 (1961): Kuwait declares independence from the United Kingdom.
9/2 (1789): The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
2/14 (1949): The Knesset (parliament of Israel) convenes for the first time.
2/14 (1947): The act abolishing all noble ranks and related styles comes into force in Hungary.
9/2 (1912): Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
7/20 (1940): California opens its first freeway, the Arroyo Seco Parkway.
1/1 (153): For the first time, Roman consuls begin their year in office on January 1.
10/12 (2012): The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
11/1 (1970): Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people.
11/9 (1921): The National Fascist Party (Partito Nazionale Fascista or PNF) is founded in Italy.
11/9 (1905): The Province of Alberta, Canada, holds its first general election.
12/7 (1842): First concert of the New York Philharmonic, founded by Ureli Corelli Hill.
11/11 (1975): Independence of Angola.
8/6 (1825): The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
11/11 (1926): The United States Numbered Highway System is established.