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A Call to Action
A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power | Jimmy Carter
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In the highly acclaimed bestselling A Call to Action, President Jimmy Carter addresses the worlds most serious, pervasive, and ignored violation of basic human rights: the ongoing discrimination and violence against women and girls. President Carter was encouraged to write this book by a wide coalition of leaders of all faiths. His urgent report covers a system of discrimination that extends to every nation. Women are deprived of equal opportunity in wealthier nations and owned by men in others, forced to suffer servitude, child marriage, and genital cutting. The most vulnerable and their children are trapped in war and violence. A Call to Action addresses the suffering inflicted upon women by a false interpretation of carefully selected religious texts and a growing tolerance of violence and warfare. Key verses are often omitted or quoted out of context by male religious leaders to exalt the status of men and exclude women. And in nations that accept or even glorify violence, this perceived inequality becomes the basis for abuse. Carter draws upon his own experiences and the testimony of courageous women from all regions and all major religions to demonstrate that women around the world, more than half of all human beings, are being denied equal rights. This is an informed and passionate charge about a devastating effect on economic prosperity and unconscionable human suffering. It affects us all.
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Well-ReadNeck
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#AprilBookShowers #Subtitles #MountTBR

Subtitled books on my TBR shelf.

spinesvines I can't wait to read Killers of Flower Moon. 8y
Reviewsbylola Loved Flower Moon! 8y
Spiderfelt Did anyone listen to the interview on Fresh Air with the author of Flower Moon? 8y
Well-ReadNeck @Spiderfelt I have it saved on my podcasts, but will probably read it first. Sometimes I find the Fresh Air interviews a bit spoiler-y 8y
Spiderfelt Agreed! I usually want to read more about a book after I've finished with it. 8y
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GregoryCass
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Thinking a lot about the presidency and the men who have filled it this week. #signedsundays

LeahBergen Nice! 👍🏼 8y
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Well-ReadNeck
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Bette 💙💙💙 8y
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GregoryCass
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It's not #signedsundays, but here's a stack of my signed politics books to celebrate Election Day! #vote #electionday #politics #democracy. (Hoping one is a lot more valuable by the end of the night! #imwithher)

LeahBergen Impressive! 👍🏼 8y
Christine 💙 8y
KrisConstantReader Wow! Majorly impressive, I'm pretty jealous. 8y
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Kathrin
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I expected this book to be much more powerful than it ended up being. The best passages where quotes from others. In some chapters, it almost reads like a biography, advertising for The Carter Center or a description of the status quo. I think I was missing the forward trajectory of the narrative.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Darn! That's disappointing! 8y
Kathrin @Riveted_Reader_Melissa My thoughts exactly... I was so excited when the book came available in the library. 8y
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When women and girls feel unsafe, half of humanity is unsafe.

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Kathrin
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Just started with this, but caught myself nodding furiously several times already!