If you can’t read your Bible & have a passion for human rights, you are dangerous.
“God created the human in God’s image, in the image of God s/he created them; male and female God created them.” -Gen. 1:27
“...You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in their lawsuits...”
Exodus 23:2-9
to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” -Luke 4:18-19
-Galatians 5:1
-Luke 22:63-65
-Acts 22:27
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked...”
-Psalm 82
-all of John 7:45-52
-Luke 18:1-8
-Deuteronomy 1:15-18
For you bless the just, O Lord;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.”
-Psalm 5
-Genesis 12:1-3
-Leviticus 19:33-34
“Do not press me to leave you
or to turn back from following you!
Where you go, I will go;
where you lodge, I will lodge;
your people shall be my people, and your God my God.”...”
-Ruth 1:15-18
-Genesis 24:57-67
-1 Kings 21:1-4
-Luke 9:49-50
-Ephesians 4:25-27,29-32
(Deuteronomy 1:9-13)
-Genesis 1:28-31
and favorable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.
(2) Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal work.
-Luke 10: 1-7
-Genesis 2:1-3
-Luke 10:29-34
basis of merit.
and fundamental freedoms...
-Luke 2:43-47
the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realised.
They shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain,
says the Lord.” -Isaiah 65:17-25
-Micah 6:8
for wisdom will come into your heart,
and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul;
prudence will watch over you;
and understanding will guard you.”
-Proverbs 2:1-11
Human Rights” compiled by 14 Theologians for the @CarterCenter:
cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs…