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The Christadelphians are one of only a small number of churches whose identity as a denomination is directly linked to the issue of Christian pacifism. [32] Although the grouping which later took the name "Christadelphian" had largely separated from the Campbellite movement in Scotland and America after 1848, it was conscription in the American Civil War which caused their local church in Ogle ...
He cited Christ's blessing of the merciful (Matthew 5:7) and the peacemakers (Matthew 5:9). He noted that Jesus said "Do not murder" (Matthew 19:18). He declared there was no such thing as a just war and urged Christians to "listen to the voice of Christ echoed from the pages of the New Testament."
As the saints' joint cultus spread in the fifteenth century, Pope Nicholas V attached indulgences to devotion of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, though these no longer apply. [2] While each had a separate feast day, the Fourteen Holy Helpers were in some places celebrated as a group on 8 August, but this celebration never became part of the General ...
But the peacemakers attain thus far by overcoming the lusts of the flesh, that in time they come to a most perfect peace. [6] Pseudo-Chrysostom: The peacemakers with others are not only those who reconcile enemies, but those who unmindful of wrongs cultivate peace. That peace only is blessed which is lodged in the heart, and does not consist ...
The text offers several defenses of polygamy that were later used extensively by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Latter Day Saint sect which later migrated to Utah and defended the practice, arguing that polygamy produces greater marital unity than monogamy. The pamphlet also argues vigorously that male ...
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The following is the list of saints, including the year in which they were canonized and the country or countries with which they are associated. As a fact, in the list Óscar Romero is the only native saint of Central America [1] and the Caribbean. The rest were Spanish missionaries who carried out their apostolic work in these American countries.
Great Peacemaker – Native American co-founder of the Iroquois Confederacy, author Great Law of Peace; Dick Gregory (1932–2017) – American comedian, anti-war protester; Irene Greenwood (1898–1992) – Australian feminist, peace activist and broadcaster; Richard Grelling (1853–1929) – German lawyer, writer and pacifist