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=== Article of the Week <font size=1>[ [[CZ:Article of the Week|about]] ]</font> === | === Article of the Week <font size=1>[ [[CZ:Article of the Week|about]] ]</font> === | ||
[[Image:Sachisholmmodified.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shirley Chisholm]]''' | [[Image:Sachisholmmodified.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Shirley Chisholm]]'''[[Shirley Chisholm|Shirley Anita Chisholm]]''' (1924-2005) was an [[United States|American]] political figure who served in the [[House of Representatives]] from 1969 to 1983, representing [[New York]]'s 12th Congressional District. She was the first [[African-American]] woman to serve as a [[United States Congress|congressional representative]] in the United States. Chisholm was a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. She unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for [[U.S. Presidents|presidency]] in 1972. During her colorful and controversial career, Chisholm was renowned for her political [[liberalism]] and her advocacy of rights and equality for the underprivileged people, such as African-Americans, the poverty-stricken, and women. | ||
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[[Image:Luther-Cranach.jpg|thumb|150px]]'''Martin Luther''' (1483-1546), German religious reformer and theologian began the [[Protestantism|Protestant Reformation]] and founded the Lutheran Church as a branch of [[Christianity]] dominant in Germany. There were many different independent German-speaking countries with different rulers; collectively they were called "Germany" and Scandinavia. Previous reform movements in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] were small-scale and did not disrupt the medieval Church. Luther was the first to definitively break the unity of Roman Catholic Christendom. His Lutheran Church broke with the pope, but became subservient to the state. He reshaped German religious culture through rejection of Catholic liturgy and celibacy; he created a new Lutheran liturgy using his very popular hymns and his translation of the Bible into German helped to shape the German language. | [[Image:Luther-Cranach.jpg|thumb|150px]]'''[[Martin Luther]]''' (1483-1546), German religious reformer and theologian began the [[Protestantism|Protestant Reformation]] and founded the Lutheran Church as a branch of [[Christianity]] dominant in Germany. There were many different independent German-speaking countries with different rulers; collectively they were called "Germany" and Scandinavia. Previous reform movements in the [[Roman Catholic Church]] were small-scale and did not disrupt the medieval Church. Luther was the first to definitively break the unity of Roman Catholic Christendom. His Lutheran Church broke with the pope, but became subservient to the state. He reshaped German religious culture through rejection of Catholic liturgy and celibacy; he created a new Lutheran liturgy using his very popular hymns and his translation of the Bible into German helped to shape the German language. | ||
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Article of the Week [ about ]Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) was an American political figure who served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983, representing New York's 12th Congressional District. She was the first African-American woman to serve as a congressional representative in the United States. Chisholm was a member of the Democratic Party. She unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for presidency in 1972. During her colorful and controversial career, Chisholm was renowned for her political liberalism and her advocacy of rights and equality for the underprivileged people, such as African-Americans, the poverty-stricken, and women.New Draft of the Week [ about ]Martin Luther (1483-1546), German religious reformer and theologian began the Protestant Reformation and founded the Lutheran Church as a branch of Christianity dominant in Germany. There were many different independent German-speaking countries with different rulers; collectively they were called "Germany" and Scandinavia. Previous reform movements in the Roman Catholic Church were small-scale and did not disrupt the medieval Church. Luther was the first to definitively break the unity of Roman Catholic Christendom. His Lutheran Church broke with the pope, but became subservient to the state. He reshaped German religious culture through rejection of Catholic liturgy and celibacy; he created a new Lutheran liturgy using his very popular hymns and his translation of the Bible into German helped to shape the German language. | |||||||||||||
