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resources for cross-national government and civics education


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    Adventists' Attitude Towards Public and Civic Activities Grade 10-Lifelong
    It is not the purpose of this compilation to solve anyone's problem. Each Adventist must decide for himself after personal consideration of the problem in the light of his own study and of the instruction emanating from the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy.......

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    Back to Civics Kindergarten-Lifelong
    How to help students celebrate and understand the Constitution. 1987, the Bicentennial of the Philadelphia Convention, offers a long-term civics lesson. Commercialization, prophetic interpretation, and lack of a bill of rights are deterrents to Bicentennial...

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    Civics & Government Unit - Identifying Rules and Laws and Why They Exist Grade 1-Grade 2
    This integrated thematic unit is designed to help students identify rules and laws and why they exist. The Biblical perspective on order and interrelationships is woven through active learning experiences in Bible, Handwriting, Spelling, Math, Fine Arts, Social...

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    David Pendleton - Dialogue with an Adventist in the Hawaii House of Representatives Grade 11-Lifelong
    David Pendleton answers questions regarding his life and career in politics - What interested you in becoming an attorney and eventually an elected official? How would you encourage other Christians to get involved? How do you balance your work as a legislator...

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    Educating for Citizenship - Social Studies in Contemporary Education Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Land provides an overview of the purpose of and methods for biblically integrated social studies in North American Adventist K-12 curriculum. Emphasizing citizenship education, he concludes, "social studies aims to help children and young people understand...

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    Freedom and Nationalism - A Pauline Perspective Tertiary
    Herold Weiss talks about Paul's prospective of the freedom through Christ, the ultimate freedom, and freedom and the body of Christ. He concludes with denationalization - Paul's theological legacy.

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    Hannu Takkula - Dialogue with an Adventist member of the European Parliament Grade 11-Tertiary
    In addition to an interview with Hannu Takkula, this article also briefly outlines his journey to Adventistism.

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    Individualism and Government Tertiary
    This paper seeks to demonstrate the thesis that intramundane individualism owes its establishment in modern Western culture especially to salvation religions, and also to political and economic events. To this end, this paper presents four stages of this development,...

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    Is There a Role for Adventists in Politics? Grade 11-Lifelong
    Sabes looks at five arguments posed against Christians who wish to enter politics and from them notes why it is important for Adventists to make their voice heard in some form: aliens and strangers, God’s role in earthly powers, not to be yoked with...

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    Joan Coggin - Dialogue with an international health-care ambassador Grade 11-Lifelong
    Joan Coggin answers questions regarding her career and faith - What has been the impact of the heart team? Did you always want to be a cardiologist? What influence has your Christian faith had on your professional career?

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    Lest We Forget . . . The Total Historical Picture - Unit Plan Grade 7-Grade 12
    "Much has happened over the last 160 years in our church and in our country. Since 1848, our church and our country have seen many changes and many firsts. Many events have challenged our very existence, but other events have shaped us in to what we are today."

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    North American Religious Liberty Association - West Grade 9-Lifelong
    This web site is sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church State Council, the oldest public policy organization in the western United States devoted exclusively to issues of religious freedom. We combine advocacy in the courts and legislatures, with service...

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    Political Systems: How They Affect Adventist Education Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Gene Hsu explores the possibility of establishing a correlation between the work of Adventist education and the political systems in which Adventist schools function. The term political systems is defined, along with discussion of various political...

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    Politics - A Biblical Perspective Tertiary-Lifelong
    This paper is anchored in the belief that Seventh-day Adventists should manifest a presence in temporal politics and governance, in fact, that God has always had representatives in earthly governments for the express purpose of blessing humankind and as a...

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    Public Affairs and Religious Liberty - North American Division Grade 10-Lifelong
    "The mission of the North American Division Public Affairs & Religious Liberty (PARL) ministry is simple but all-encompassing: to proclaim and defend the God-given gift of religious freedom which is integral to our identity as Seventh-day Adventist...

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    Religious Freedom - Universal Human Right Tertiary
    Religion is present in every society in the world. If in Aristotelian thought the human being is naturally political, he is also naturally a human being who believes in something religious or not necessarily religious. The balance of the relationship between...

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    Religious Instruction in Brazilian Public Schools Tertiary
    The present article addresses a common problem in the relationship between religion and the State: the presence of the subject of Religious Education in the curriculum of public schools. in the curricula of public schools. At the same time that the current...

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    Responsible Proselytism - An Inter-Religious Statement Tertiary-Lifelong
    "Freedom of religion or belief is a basic human right. Despite the strong support given to this universal right during the past fifty years by the various international instruments, beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, and...

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    Secular, But Not Really - Five Topics on Religious Freedom and State Secularism in Brazilian Constitutional Jurisdiction Tertiary
    Based on a broad collection of data on the jurisprudence of the STF, the STJ, the TRFs, and the State and District Courts, the general objective of this research is to identiļ¬ car which responses have been offered in Brazilian constitutional jurisdiction...

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    Social Studies: High School Supplement SSD Grade 9-Grade 12
    A handbook to assist teachers in making their classes achieve the ideals of Adventist education in the high school social studies class. It provides ideas, examples and suggestions on how to go about making lesson plans or course outlines Adventist. The handbook...

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    The Christian and Politics - Peril or Opportunity? Tertiary-Lifelong
    "A case for living a life like Christ, of Christ, and for Christ in every way."

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    The Evaluation of Civic and Ethics Education in Mexico - A Journey Through 3rd Year of Primary and 3rd Year of Secondary School Grade 3-Grade 9
    Evaluate to transform. This is the ethical purpose of all macro-level evaluation. Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of the Mexican Educational System is a task that has begun to be important in order to contribute to democratic life in Mexico and to comply...

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    Under Attack - Freedom of Religion Tertiary-Lifelong New!!
    "Freedom of religion is under attack today not only because of religious extremism and government repression but also because of discrimination by majority religions."

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    Writing Cross-Curricular Units Grade 5-Grade 12
    Five cross-curriculum units for high school and one for middle grades were developed in a two-day in-service in Southern New England. A schedule is included for collaboration, and powerpoints can be downloaded, along with the actual units: Improving Athletic...