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CONTACT: Mimi Haddad, President

Christians for Biblical Equality

Phone: 612-872-6898 Fax: 612-872-6891

cbe@cbeinternational.org/

www.cbeinternational.org/

MINNEAPOLIS – May 2006

Biblical Equality and Justice Are Part of the Mission of Christians for Biblical Equality

“[J]ustice and equality are mates. Aren't they? Justice always wants to hang out with equality.” –Bono, of the band U2, in his homily at the 2006 National Prayer Breakfast

Christians for Biblical Equality (CBE) is an international evangelical organization that promotes the biblical basis for equality between men and women in the church, world, and home. After twenty years of building a strong biblical case supporting gift-based—rather than gender-based—ministry, CBE has now added official statements to its mission that articulate the biblical basis for gender justice.

According to the revised mission statement: “Injustice is an abuse of power, taking from others what God has given them: their dignity, their freedom, and even their very lives. CBE also recognizes that prohibiting individuals from exercising their God-given gifts to further his kingdom constitutes injustice in a form that impoverishes the body of Christ and the world at large.” CBE cites Micah 6:8 as an illustrative verse for the biblical mandate to oppose injustices.

To implement this emphasis on biblical justice, CBE is partnering with Christian organizations in India to host a symposium that advances shared leadership between men and women. The conference will take place in Bangalore, Feb 15–18, 2007. CBE will also promote the biblical basis for gender justice in its award-winning publications Mutuality and Priscilla Papers, and through its online bookstore, Equality Depot (www.equalitydepot.com).

CBE’s 2007 international conference in Denver, Colorado will be based on Psalm 37:6: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” Establishing a biblical basis for gender justice will guide workshops and discussions. Speakers from a variety of Christian backgrounds and ministries will incorporate the Bible’s call for justice by addressing issues such as shame and abuse, women in missions, and antebellum evangelicals’ attitude toward slavery. CBE will also present its first Micah Awards to Christians who exhibit extraordinary courage, creativity, and tenacity in advancing biblical equality and justice by providing equal access to food, education, legal services, and medicine for women and children.

For more information about CBE’s justice emphasis, please visit www.cbeinternational.org. For registration information about the India symposium or the Colorado conference, visit http://www.cbeinternational.org/new/events/events_conferences.shtml

Christians for Biblical Equality is a non-profit organization of Christian men and women from nearly 100 denominations who believe that the Bible, properly interpreted, teaches the fundamental equality of men and women of all ethnicities, all economic classes, and all ages. CBE has been equipping churches, scholars, and laypersons since 1987. For a press kit or for more information about the organization, visit its website at www.cbeinternational.org or call 612-872-6898.

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