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JIMMY CARTER<\/h1>\n

39th President of the United States<\/h1>\n

Revisit our archive of stories featuring the former president.<\/h2>\n

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Women, Religion, Violence and Power<\/a><\/div>\n\t

May 9, 2014 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

Of all the social issues facing our world, President Jimmy Carter says the abuse of women and girls is the greatest injustice of all, and that the pretext is often religion. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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Jimmy Carter Extended Interview<\/a><\/div>\n\t

May 9, 2014 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

\u201cWhenever women are treated as inferior in the eyes of God, this is a misinterpretation of what Jesus Christ taught.\" Watch more of our conversation with President Carter on women's rights around the world. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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Sudan Referendum<\/a><\/div>\n\t

January 14, 2011 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

During decades of civil war in Sudan, says John Ashworth of Catholic Relief Services, the church was the only institution on the ground with the people, and because of that it gained huge moral authority. Now South Sudan is voting in a referendum for independence from the Muslim-majority national government in Khartoum. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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An Unconventional History of Human Rights<\/a><\/div>\n\t

December 9, 2010 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

To mark Human Rights Day on December 10 and the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize in absentia to jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo, read an essay about a new book on human rights in history and religion's role in the human rights movement. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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Eradicating a Global Scourge<\/a><\/div>\n\t

April 16, 2010 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

A former president's effort to rid the world of a painful parasitic disease has been praised as an effective model for how to tackle entrenched poverty and other global problems. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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President Jimmy Carter Extended Interview<\/a><\/div>\n\t

October 29, 1999 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

Read our discussion with former president Jimmy Carter about how his faith informed his presidency and his mission to fight global poverty and hunger. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div>
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President Jimmy Carter<\/a><\/div>\n\t

October 29, 1999 | Comments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t

As he has since he was 18, Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school most Sundays at his little Baptist church in Georgia. However, Mr. Carter's primary vocation is trying to prevent conflicts, promote democracy, and fight hunger and disease in the poorest parts of the world. More →<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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