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Id.
Conference, The United Methodist Church, October
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This information was submitted by Dr. Rosa Banks,
1995. Selected Biblical References, 32.
Director of Human Relations, Seventh day Adventist
112
1996 Book of Principles, Para. 66.
Church, as the public statement on racism released
113
Id., 32.
by the General Conference of Seventh day Adventists
114
Id., 33.
at its World Session in New Orleans in 1985, Neal
115
1996 Book of Principles, Para. 66.
C. Wilson, President. It is presented as submitted
116
This statement was submitted as Hinduism and the
with minor grammatical and formatting adjustments.
Issue of Racism by the Vedanta Center of Greater
100
Acts 10:34, 35 (New American Standard
Washington, D.C., Silver Spring, MD, and is pre
Translation).
sented as submitted with minor grammatical and for
101
Acts 17:26, (King James Version).
matting adjustments.
102
Gal. 3:28, (King James Version).
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Complete Works, ch. I, page 423.
103
Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh day Adventists, No.
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Id. at III, 142.
13.
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Id. at IV, 191.
104
Contributions made by Rev. Dr. Melvin Hoover,
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Id. at VI, 83.
Director of Faith in Action, Unitarian Universalist
121
Complete Works, VI, 319.
Association.
122
Id. at V, 137.
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Peter W. Williams, Encyclopedia of the American
123
This statement was submitted by Iftekhar A. Hai,
Religious Experience: Studies of Traditions and
Director of Interfaith Relations, United Muslims of
Movements ed. Charles Lippy, et. al (New York:
America Interfaith Alliance, and is presented as sub
Scribner's Sons, 1998), 579.
mitted with minor grammatical and formatting
106
Id., 3.
adjustments.
107
Id.
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Quran 5:8, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
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Quran 49:13, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
Resource Book for Inclusiveness with Extensive
126
Last Sermon delivered on Mount Arafat in year 633,
Bibliography. Prepared by the Commission on
cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
Religion and Race, Baltimore Washington
127
Quran 3:195, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
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128
Quran 5:48, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
1995. Selected Biblical References, 28.
129
Quran 4:135, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
109
Social Principles: The United Methodist Church.
130
Quran 2:177, cited by Iftekhar A. Hai.
Adopted by the 1972 General Conference of The
131
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United Methodist Church and revised by the 1976,
132
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Biennial
1980, 1984, 1988, 1993, and 1996 General
Assembly, November 1963, Chicago, IL.
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133
Id.
Booklet produced for the United Methodist Church
134
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by The General Board of Church and Society,
135
uahc.org/cji bin/resodisp.pl?file=justice&year=1999.
Washington, D.C., United Methodist Church
136
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Publishing House, 1996, 13.
December 1999, Orlando, Florida.
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Id., 13 14.
137
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Id. Discriminatory Profiling.
Resource Book for Inclusiveness with Extensive
139
Id. Sentencing Disparity.
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This paragraph was submitted by Sarrae Crane,
Religion and Race, Baltimore Washington
Director of Social Action and Israel Affairs, United
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