Sojourners is a Christian organization founded in 1971 and based in Washington, D.C.. While known for its monthly magazine Sojourners, it is also a community of people describing themselves as "Christians who believe in the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice". It also produces the SojoMail weekly emailnewsletter. Sojourners has emphasized Christian teachings on social justice issues such as poverty and war, from an Evangelical Christian perspective, on which it claims the religious right has frequently remained silent. Although it has promoted itself with the slogan "Not from the Left, not from the Right, but from the Spirit," the organization's opposition to conservative economic and foreign policy has led to accusations that it is left-leaning in political outlook. However, Sojourners has in the past shared some views with conservatives on social issues such as abortion, while expressing the desire to find a more moderate position: "Sojourners preaches not political correctness but compassion, community, and commitment," according to its website. Sojourners is probably the most widely read publication among Christian progressives in the United States. Its founder and editor is Jim Wallis, author of "God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It" (2005). A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ... A newsletter is a regularly distributed publication generally about one main topic that is of interest to its subscribers. ... Social Justice is a philosophical definition of the justice found operating in any given societys systems of social control. ... World map showing Life expectancy. ... The only atomic weapons ever used in war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by the United States on August 9, 1945, effectively ending World War II. The bombs over Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki immediately killed over 120,000 people. ... The term Religious Right, is a broad label applied by both scholars and critics to a number of political and religious movements and groups. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ... A Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. ... Jim Wallis Reverend Jim Wallis (born June 4, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Christian writer and political activist, best known as the founder and editor of Sojourners magazine and of the Washington DC based Christian community of the same name. ...
Sojourner moved slowly at one and one half feet per minute and stopped a lot along the way to sense the terrain and process information, but there was no hurry on Mars which is not visited very often.
Sojourner was carried to Mars by Pathfinder which launched on December 4, 1996 and reached Mars on July 4, 1997, directly entering the planet's atmosphere and bouncing on inflated airbags.
Sojourner was designed by a large NASA team lead by Jacob Matijevic and Donna Shirley.
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