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The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), has encouraged people in their communities to sign abstinence pledges with the undersigned promising to not use alcohol or other drugs; the following is an example of wording that may appear on such abstinence pledge cards: "I hereby promise, by the help of God, to abstain from the use of all ...
The Catholic Total Abstinence Centennial Fountain in Fairmount Park was dedicated on 4 July 1876, following a parade of more than 5,000 and a Mass at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. [ 1 ] Catholic involvement in the temperance movement has been very strong since at least the nineteenth century, with a number of specifically Catholic ...
Both the Knights of Father Mathew affiliated with the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America in 1895, [1] as did the Ladies' Auxiliaries of the Knights of Father Mathew. Some members were buried with KFM or K. of F. M. – Knights of Father Mathew – or LAKFM – Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Father Mathew on their tombstones .
Under the Bush administration, organizations that promote abstinence and encourage teens to sign virginity pledges or wear purity rings have received federal grants. The Silver Ring Thing , a subsidiary of a Pennsylvania evangelical church, has received more than $1 million from the government to promote abstinence and to sell its rings in the ...
The Temperance movement in Ireland was an influential movement dedicated to lowering consumption of alcohol that involved both Protestant and Catholic religious leaders. In Ireland, Catholic priest, Theobald Mathew persuaded thousands of people to sign the pledge, therefore, establishing the Teetotal Abstinence Society in 1838.
Prayer meetings and pledges characterized the post-Civil war "gospel" temperance movement. This movement was similar to early temperance movements in that drunkenness was seen as a sin; however, public testimony was used to convert others and convince them to sign the pledge.
The signs are allowed to be as close as 250 feet — shorter than a football field — from a polling place’s designated doorway, allowing many churches to post signs along streets and church ...
The Catholic Total Abstinence Centennial Fountain in Fairmount Park was dedicated on July 4, 1876, following a parade of more than 5,000 and a Mass at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. [1] The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America was a Catholic temperance organization active in the 19th and 20th centuries. [2]