Statements and actions of The American Lutheran Church dealing with the apartheid system and justice for all peoples in South Africa and Namibia: 1980-1985
Contents: I. Goals for Combating Apartheid (1985) • II. Goals for Combating Apartheid (1981) • III. Apartheid in Southern Africa - Is It Any of Our Business (1981) • IV. Human Rights of the People of Namibia (1980) • V. Opposition to Apartheid (1980) • VI. South Africa - Divestment (1981) • The pamphlet consists of statements by the American Lutheran Church (ALC) concerning apartheid South Africa and justice in Namibia and South Africa. The statements discuss separate development, political prisoners, United Nations Security Council 435, free elections, sale of Krugerrand gold coins, loans to the South African government, economic sanctions, U.S. companies operating in South Africa,...
Contents: I. Goals for Combating Apartheid (1985) • II. Goals for Combating Apartheid (1981) • III. Apartheid in Southern Africa - Is It Any of Our Business (1981) • IV. Human Rights of the People of Namibia (1980) • V. Opposition to Apartheid (1980) • VI. South Africa - Divestment (1981) • The pamphlet consists of statements by the American Lutheran Church (ALC) concerning apartheid South Africa and justice in Namibia and South Africa. The statements discuss separate development, political prisoners, United Nations Security Council 435, free elections, sale of Krugerrand gold coins, loans to the South African government, economic sanctions, U.S. companies operating in South Africa, the Sullivan Code, Black workers, the American Chamber of Commerce in South Africa, congregations, Administration policy, "constructive engagement," Congress, diamonds, travel to South Africa, tourism, personal investments, U.S. banks, a policy of no new loans, financial aid, Zimbabwe, the front-line states (Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Angola), the South African Council of Churches (SACC), the Dutch Reformed Church, Lutheran World Federation, violence, non-violence, African liberation movements, communist influence, the Soviet Union, China, weapons, freedom, self-determination, U.S. racism, Black Lutheran churches in Africa, withdrawal of investment by U.S. corporations, the Office of Church in Society, the ALC Committee on Racism, homelands, and denial of foreign tax credits.
