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I think this picture is an example of taking a stand because Jesus took a stand to what he believed and had a lot of followers. He sacrificed himself so that the world would not fall in sin and in the end people followed his beliefs

http://bibletourwithjoline.blogspot.com/2011/06/stand-firm.html

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This shows in example of the theme taking stand.
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The Mau Mau uprising was a movement who’s aim was to remove the country of Kenya from under the British rule. This group of individuals mainly from the Kikuyu tribe fought against the British from the...

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I think this shows taking a stand because sometimes it takes more than just one person to take a stand. And because it shows that they are working together to do something. http://tamaralexow.com/2015/07/06/taking-a-stand/

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I think this image is an example of the theme taking a stand because its shows someone that did take a stand by sitting in front of the bus when only white people could but she protested. She is Rosa Parks.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/the-daily-need/photo-taking-a-stand-by-sitting-down/5453/

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Enough Taking a Stand... I'm Taking a Seat

I grew up in an era in which Christians everywhere were challenged to take a stand.

Take a stand for Jesus.

Take a stand for your faith. For freedom.

Take a stand for God. For your school. For marriage.

It seems like God really needs his people standing up for him.

I totally get it.

We don't want to be ashamed of our faith. We want to be proud of our Christian heritage. We want people to know about our loving savior.

But seriously... Does God really need me to stand up all the time? Is that the only way he reaches people? Am I really advancing his Kingdom by standing up for _______?

I'm not trying to be lazy.

It's just the whole take a stand movement seems so forced.

I feel like God is great enough to advance his kingdom without the use of Christian picketing.

Taking a stand is overrated. From now on I'm taking a seat.
I will rest in Jesus' finished work at the cross for me.

This doesn't mean I will lay around and do nothing.

It does mean I'll relax and allow him to be God.

People get into taking a stand because it feels like we're contributing. It feels like we're doing something. We justify our place in God's family through hard work.

In truth, our place in God's family is secured through Jesus' finished work at Calvary. It has nothing to do with my ability to earn my place.

Furthermore God invites us to a life in which we can breathe a sigh of relief and quit running ourselves ragged to earn our salvation.

In fact when God gave instructions to Moses he gave him explicit instructions to chill out.

"I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest-everything will be fine for you." (Exodus 33.14, NLT)

Jesus described life with him this way:

"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me-watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." (Matthew 11.28-30, The Message)

How bout this one from the prophet Isaiah:

"Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me-The very thing you've been unwilling to do." (Isaiah 30.15-16, The Message)

Perhaps the most famous passage in scripture on this is the 23rd Psalm:

"You, LORD, are my shepherd. I will never be in need. You let me rest in fields of green grass. You lead me to streams of peaceful water, and you refresh my life." (Psalm 23.1-3, Contemporary English Version)

Look I'm not advocating hiding our faith or denying our beliefs from others.

Share how wonderful life with God is when people ask you questions.

I just think we Christians would be a lot better off if we'd take a seat and rest in God's grace and goodness.

A relaxed, grace-filled loving relationship with our father in heaven is pretty attractive.

It doesn't need defending and picketing.

Maybe others simply need an invitation to experience a peaceful, fulfilling and satisfied life with God.

One where it's okay to relax and rest with our loving father.

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Enough Taking a Stand... I'm Taking a Seat

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Enough Taking a Stand... I'm Taking a Seat I grew up in an era in which Christians everywhere were challenged to take a stand. Take a stand for Jesus. Take a stand for your faith. For freedom. Take a stand for God. For your school. For marriage.

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I think this image goes well with taking a stand because this boy named Iqbal Masih take a stand for slavery for kids and think that kids should go to school every day not work every day.

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because it is a cross. It represents how Jesus died on the cross for our sins so we can be forgiven. He took a stand for us, and we did nothing for him but sin.

Link: https://pixabay.com/en/cross-sunset-sunrise-hill-sky-sun-671379/

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because this picture shows that a girl is just as strong as a guy and can work in the factory assembly line. Rosie the Riveter started out as one person with he passion and then began to turn into a huge group to fight for woman's rights. www.northernsun.com

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because even though she is not famous she took a stand at a young age before Rosa Parks! This is important because she took a stand even though no one had fought for what they wanted and thought what was important.

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because it shows the civil rights march in Washington D.C. Here, African Americans are marching around Washington D.C holding picket signs, wearing white caps and arm bands with the letter M. They are taking a stand because they are standing up for what they believe in nonviolently
http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/galleries/3021/Civil-Rights-Voting-Act-1965-anniversary-Rosa-Parks-Martin-Luther-King-pictures/African-American-people-wearing-white-caps-and-arm-bands-printed-with-the-letter-M-marching-with-placards-in-a-civil-rights-demonstration-Washington-D-C-67144

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because it is a image of Martian Luther King Jr. Martian Luther King Jr. is a person back in the 1960s. He changed how we think about African Americans. Martian always had a dream that maybe one day White and Colored people will be treated equal. At the age of 34 Martian Luther King Jr. changed how we think about African Americans.
Link For Image: http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

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I think this photo means taking a stand because these women don't get to vote so they are taking a stand so they can vote. This relates to history because in history https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpFIgFaNamM/T13q14KERmI/AAAAAAAAFUQ/RPevvmrZ35c/s1600/Suffragettes.png

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Take your time and take a Stand! https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.janegoodwin.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F09%2Fword16.jpg&imgrefurl=http%3A%2F%2Fquotesgram.com%2Fquotes-about-taking-a-stand%2F&docid=PcM-q4pTsFw4ZM&tbnid=PLeRjjBaPdOhsM%3A&w=400&h=524&safe=strict&bih=727&biw=1536&ved=0ahUKEwj3gY2Mx_3OAhUH2R4KHZfrDpUQMwgbKAAwAA&iact=mrc&uact=8

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because there was a low amount of votes and these woman from ages 18-24 didn't just sit back they asked why the woman couldn't vote why it was so wrong.  They asked why they couldn't have a higher voting system and have woman vote

http://awesomewithoutborders.org/grant/single-vote-suffrage-ballet/

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I think that this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because it shows how Abraham Lincoln did not let set backs get to him. The reason that he didnt let simple things get to him was because he knew eventually he will make a difference. He has also had many quotes.He kept moving foward and thats what helped out our country. He was one of the best presidents in my opinion because of how humble he was. Even though life kept cutting him short he kept going. He is an amazing example of what people today should be inspired from. People at that time loved him until he was sadly assasinated. He really did take a stand and he had a big impact. He truly took a stand.

Look at the original picture! http://headsup.boyslife.org/files/2015/02/1384885243500.cached.jpg

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I think this image is an image is an example of the theme,taking a stand because Martin Luther King Jr was taking a stand about

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I think this image is an example of the theme Taking a Stand because Rosa Parks didn't give up her seat on the bus to the man who asked for it. Normally, the black people would have to give their seats up to the white people, but Rosa Parks didn't. She did this because she believed that all people should be treated equal, like Martin Luther King Jr.

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because Jackie Robinson helped many people realize that color doesn;t matter. He knew what he believed in and he didn't care what anyone else thought of him. Jackie Robinson was a good baseball player. He knew that he was going to get hurt even more that the other players just because he was a different color. His quote stated that he wanted to be treated by a human being. He didn't care if someone liked or disliked him. He wanted to be a part of the team just asked for respect. Every human and animal should get respect. He gave us the respect that everyone desereved in the first place.

http://quotesgram.com/quotes-jackie-robinson-said/

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because this girl fought for black education. When she was the only black kid who went to school that didn't stop her from wanting to be educated. Then more and more of the white kids starting leaving and she still went to school every morning. Later in the years she finally got what she wanted, and now black people can get the education that they deserve.

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because people in Turkey held signs since there was a war at the time of the war that was taking place at the time, And they would stay there for hours to hold signs trying to achieve peace.

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because in Seoul, South Korea a group of girls want to make a change by speaking out about slavery. Over 100 people have wanted to help. There are even people around the world today that want to stop slavery.

http://ireport.cnn.com/blogs/ireport-blog/2011/04/11/you-are-taking-a-stand-to-end-slavery

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because Malala is a great person that represents Taking a Stand. I believe this because Malala is a great person that represents Taking a Stand. I believe this because in her country, Pakistan she has suffered a lot. Just because of her gender she was forbidden to go to school. But Malala didn’t care about the rules. Nor did she care what others thought of the fact that she went to school. Even though people there believed that the best thing was for girls not to go to school she did it anyway, but secretly. But then one day someone had the guts to shot her because he didn’t accept the fact that she went to the school. She was lucky to survive and then she took a stand for all girls and kids around the world to be able to go to school. She won the Nobel prize for this cause. Furthermore, the fact that she is fighting for kids, girls especially to go to school all around the world. Although, there are still people in Pakistan who are still against her opinion.

Picture Link: http://live.worldbank.org/sites/default/files/Malala-Yousafzai_Antonio-Olmos.jpg

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because this picture shows that this women are taking a stand for women's rights.
Link for image: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YpFIgFaNamM/T13q14KERmI/AAAAAAAAFUQ/RPevvmrZ35c/s1600/Suffragettes.png

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I think this image is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because she is standing up for which she believes in. She thinks its wrong she has to give up her seat on the bus. When she has to give up her seat she doesn't because she believes its wrong so she is taking a stand. http://www.nceagletimes.com/top-stories/2016/02/12/black-history-month-rosa-parks/

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Civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, came into the world on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. Her actions trail-blazed many civil rights acts that allow black people the freedoms and privileges they enjoy to this day.

Rosa Parks's childhood brought her early experiences with racial discrimination and activism for racial equality. As former slaves, her parents strongly advocated for racial equality. This inspired Rosa's beliefs and actions to improve the quality of life for all races of people.

Rosa actively participated in civil rights issues by joining the Montgomery chapter of the NAACP. NAACP stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the civil rights organization that arose in 1909 to fight prejudice, Jim Crow segregation, lynching, and to work for the betterment of "people of color".

The struggle that Rosa's people endured started before her time. Even with slavery abolished, people still segregated many public places.

Rosa worked at a department store where she sewed for her earnings. Unlike people who drove to and from work every day, she rode the bus to work and home.

The Montgomery City Code required that all public transportation contain segregated seating, and that bus drivers held the "powers of a police officer of the city while in actual charge of any bus for the purposes of carrying out the provisions" of the code.

While driving a bus, drivers maintained code by requiring to provide separate, but equal accommodations for white and black passengers by assigning seats. The seating arrangements meant African-American passengers satin the back of the bus and white passengers sat in the front.

When the seats in the front of the bus filled up and more white passengers entered, the bus driver moved back the sign separating black and white passengers, and asked black passengers to give up their seat. Black passengers also exited the bus through the back door instead of the front.

On December 1, 1955, after a long day of work at a Montgomery department store, Rosa Parks boarded the Cleveland Avenue to head home. She took a seat in the first of several rows designated for "colored" passengers.

The bus continued on its route and it began to fill up with white passengers. Not only did the bus grow full, but also the driver noticed several white passengers stood in the aisle. He stopped the bus and moved the sign separating the two sections back one row and asked four black passengers to give up their seats.

Three black men complied, but Rosa did not. Rosa sat in her seat despite the driver's command to stand, not because of her physical tiredness, but because of her weariness of giving into white privilege.

The driver called the police and they arrested Rosa at the scene, charging her with violation of the Montgomery City Code. Rosa went to jail and the court later released her on bail.

After Rosa's incident went public, a crowd of supporters decided to boycott the buses in efforts to desegregate them.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott succeeded greatly. Civil rights activists and supporters boycotted the buses for a little over a year. This made the Montgomery County Bus Boycott one of the largest and most successful mass movements against racial segregation in history.

The city's buses went empty. Some people carpooled and others rode in African-American-operated cabs, but most of the estimated 40,000 African-American commuters living in the city at the time opted to walk to work that day.

Rosa Park's actions that day on the bus started an entire movement leading to the victory of African-Americans. She rose as the symbol for civil rights movements.

With profits plummeting and buses not in business, Montgomery county realized how many African-American citizens rode their buses and how they contributed to a large part of their income, so they had no choice but to lift segregation in buses.

Rosa Parks received many accolades during her lifetime, including the NAACP's highest award. Her legacy, her strong mind, and her courage shall never erase from history.

The month of Feburary serves to recognize black history month. Rosa Parks helped pioneer civil rights momevemts leading to freedom and the end of segregation.

For all Americans.

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Civil rights activist, Rosa Parks, came into the world on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. Her actions trail-blazed many civil rights acts that allow black people the freedoms and privileges they enjoy to this day....

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I think this video is an example of the theme, Taking a Stand because this song talks about the "'Wind of Change" and the different things about our past and the change in our future. It also talks about the memories of our country and the fact that change needs to happen to give us a better future. That is why this video relates to the theme, Taking a Stand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ

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Scorpions - Wind Of Change (Official Music Video)

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