[Dear Friends: As all of you know, synod conventions are fast approaching]

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Creator

Kim Zalent; Lutheran Coalition on Southern Africa

Place Created

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Date

March 7, 1982

Type of Item

Mailing

Length/duration

3 pages

Description

The mailing includes a cover letter and resolution on South Africa and Namibia that the Lutheran Coalition on Southern Africa (LCSA) was working to have introduced and debated at the upcoming synod conventions. The cover letter says it is clear the repression in South Africa and Namibia is growing worse, while the U.S. government has increased its support for South Africa. The cover letter asks the Lutheran Church in America not only to call for total divestment but also to urge the U.S government to implement economic sanctions and cooperate with the U.N. regarding a speedy settlement in Namibia. The cover letter says the issue of status confessionis regarding South African apartheid remains...

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Publisher

Lutheran Coalition on Southern Africa

Organization

Lutheran Coalition on Southern Africa

Coverage Africa

Namibia
South Africa

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of former members of the Lutheran Coalition on Southern Africa.

Collection

Private collection of Joseph Barndt