Congratulations to Former USA President, Jimmy Carter

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BWA General Council Resolution 2003.2

The General Council of the Baptist World Alliance, meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 7-12, 2003:

RECOGNIZES the importance of the work of Baptists throughout the world, individually and collectively, to bring peace and justice to all of the people of God;

ACKNOWLEDGES the tireless efforts of former President Jimmy Carter to bring about peace and justice in the world;

CONGRATULATES former President Carter for receiving the honor of the Nobel Peace Prize for “untiring efforts to find peaceful solutions in international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights and to promote economic and social development.”

Citations

Original Source Bibliography: Lotz, Denton, editor. Baptist World Alliance 2003 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory. Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2003.

Original Source Footnote/Endnote: Denton Lotz, ed., Baptist World Alliance 2003 Yearbook: Minutes of the General Council Meeting and Directory (Falls Church, VA: Baptist World Alliance, 2003), p. 88.

Online Document Full Citation: BWA General Council Resolution 2003.2 Congratulations to Former USA President, Jimmy Carter; https://baptistworld.org/resolutions.

In-text Online Document Citation: (BWA General Council Resolution 2003.2).

For more information about Baptist World Alliance resolutions, visit BaptistWorld.org/resolutions.
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