by Susan | Jul 28, 2015 | guest blogger, Pax Christi Third Reading
“Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness . . .” The crowd wanted Jesus to make bread in a miraculous way once more. The last time he had done that, they wanted to set him up as a king. “Would you like some bread, sir?” The young waiter threw the question out as...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 28, 1868 the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process, equal protection of the law, and full citizenship to all males over 21 went into...
by Susan | Jul 27, 2015 | Monuments
On 12 June 1930, this Peace Memorial was presented to the people of Canada by Imperial Potentate Noble Leo V. Youngworth, on behalf of the 600,000 members of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Masons) to commemorate the peaceful relationships...
by Susan | Jul 27, 2015 | this day in peace and justice history
July 27, 1940 Lonnie E. Smith, a black dentist and civil-rights activist, attempted to vote in the Democratic primary in his Harris County precinct in Houston. As an African American, he was denied a ballot under the white primary rules of the time; the US Supreme...
by Susan | Jul 26, 2015 | peacemaker birthdays
July 28, 1902 Karl Popper “We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.” July 30, 1881 Smedley Butler “War is a racket. It always has been… A few profit—and the many pay. But there is a way to...
