01.03.2005
Brazilian Church Launches Portuguese Version of LWF Document on Violence against Women
The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (IECLB) has launched a Portuguese-language version of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) document "Churches Say 'No' to Violence against Women."IECLB President, Rev. Dr Walter Altmann described the publication as a very practical handbook that should be studied in local communities. "We will be distributing it to all IECLB's working groups and leaders," he said at the launching ceremony during the World Social Forum, January 26-31 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Produced by the LWF Office for Women in Church and Society (WICAS), Department for Mission and Development, the document is a contribution to the World Council of Churches "Decade to Overcome Violence (2001-2010): Churches Seeking Reconciliation and Peace." It is available in the four LWF official languages-English, German, French, and Spanish. Some of the LWF member churches have translated the document into an additional 20 languages worldwide.
Vera Roth, WICAS Latin American regional coordinator, said of the Portuguese edition: "It's an important publication, because it tells us women, how to deal with violence. It speaks of the need to seriously understand the kind of violence perpetrated against women and how we can respond to that."
Vidhya Rani, United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India (UELCI) women's desk secretary, speaking during the event, noted that India's 12 Lutheran churches use different languages. In order to reach all the UELCI women, laity, pastors and seminaries, the document has been translated into four Indian languages," she stressed. (256 words)
(By Porto Alegre-based LWI correspondent, Susanne Buchweitz.)
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