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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
9/2 (1792): During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
By homely gift and hindered Words The human heart is told Of Nothing -- "Nothing" is the force That renovates the World --
7/20 (1968): The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
2/12 (2001): NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
12/25 (820): Eastern Emperor Leo V is murdered in a church of the Great Palace of Constantinople by followers of Michael II.
7/4 (1947): The "Indian Independence Bill" is presented before the British House of Commons, proposing the independence of the Provinces of British India into two sovereign countries: India and Pakistan.
7/14 (1874): The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
11/11 (1919): The Industrial Workers of the World attack an Armistice Day parade in Centralia, Washington, ultimately resulting in the deaths of five people.
10/12 (1917): World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
7/4 (1744): The Treaty of Lancaster, in which the Iroquois cede lands between the Allegheny Mountains and the Ohio River to the British colonies, was signed in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
1/1 (1788): The first edition of The Times of London, previously The Daily Universal Register, is published.