http://amazinggracemod.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Amazing Grace Moderator en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:02:18 GMT 2009-12-31T04:02:18Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920328 Congratulations to the winners of The Amazing Grace Drawing on Gather! And a great big "Thank You!" to all who participated. Amazing Grace is now playing in theaters. To find the one nearest . . . Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:39:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920328 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-28T15:39:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976915349 John Newton (1725 – 1807) wrote the words to one of the most beloved hymns of all times, between 1760 and 1770, while working as an evangelical pastor. Son of the commander of a merchant ship, Newton . . . Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:39:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976915349 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-21T16:39:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904129 "It's estimated that 27 million people are in slavery around the world" Sourced by the UN, New York Times, Amnesty International, The Christian Science Monitor, and Free The Slaves, among . . . Mon, 19 Feb 2007 14:58:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904129 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-19T14:58:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908973 Exclusive to Gather! This is the scene from Amazing Grace where William Wilburforce (Ioan Gruffudd) meets fellow humanitarians and abolitionists Olaudah Equiano (Youssou N'Dour) and Thomas Clarkson . . . Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:45:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976908973 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-12T20:45:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907060 No purchase or contribution is necessary. Making a purchase or contribution will not increase your chances of winning the drawing. One drawing entry per person regardless of number of replies within the . . . Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:17:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907060 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-09T21:17:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907053 "You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know." -          William Wilberforce, 1789 Amazing Grace follows the . . . Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:14:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976907053 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-09T21:14:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904087 NHD Philly! is the regional National History Day program for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a collaboration of more than thirty history and community-based organizations in the Greater Philadelphia . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:02:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904087 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-08T17:02:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904084 Although slavery was common in the West in the Ancient World, and indeed Aristotle argued that it was part of the natural order of men, with the advent of Christianity came the gradual end of slavery, . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 17:01:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976904084 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-08T17:01:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900511 "William Wilberforce and William Pitt were both very young men, under thirty, when they took on the British establishment to bring about the abolition of the slave trade." Says Director Michael . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:59:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900511 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-08T16:59:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900536 "You may choose to look the other way but you can never again say you did not know." -          William Wilberforce, 1789 From acclaimed director . . . Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:56:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900536 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-08T16:56:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903293 Amazing Grace, based on the life of antislavery pioneer William Wilberforce, is directed by Michael Apted (The World is Not Enough, Coal Miner's Daughter) from an original screenplay written by Academy . . . Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:12:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976903293 Amazing Grace Moderator 2007-02-05T15:12:00Z