Franz, Marian Claassen (1930-2006) - Revision history

Jlynch at 15:31, 27 April 2011

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	<center><font size="+2">'''Peace-tax campaign leader dies'''</font></center>		<center><font size="+2">'''Peace-tax campaign leader dies'''</font></center>

	<~~span style~~="~~font-variant:small-caps~~">~~'''~~By MCC Washington Office and MWR staff~~'''~~</~~span~~>		<font size="1">By MCC Washington Office and MWR staff</font>

	WASHINGTON — Marian Franz, a witness for peace in the halls of power as leader of a movement to extend conscientious objection to the payment of war taxes, died Nov. 17 after a two-year struggle with cancer. She was 76.		WASHINGTON — Marian Franz, a witness for peace in the halls of power as leader of a movement to extend conscientious objection to the payment of war taxes, died Nov. 17 after a two-year struggle with cancer. She was 76.

Jlynch at 21:54, 26 April 2011

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 J. Daryl Byler, director of the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office, described Franz as "a pastor-prophet to the U.S. Congress, combining gifts of compassionate listening with passionate advocacy.  Her vision and energy were contagious, and her life's work was a powerful illustration of Paul's words to the church at Galatia:  "So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.'"
-Franz was born oct 12, 1930, in Newton, Kan., to Ernest G. and Justine Claassen of Whitewater.  She graduated from Bethel College inNorth Newton in 1954.  Also that year, she married Delton Franz.
+Franz was born Oct 12, 1930, in Newton, Kan., to Ernest G. and Justine Claassen of Whitewater.  She graduated from Bethel College in North Newton in 1954.  Also that year, she married Delton Franz.
 After brief pastorates in Kansas, the Franzes moved to Chicago to attend Mennonite Biblical Seminary, where she earned a master's degree in religious education in 1957.
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 In 1971, she helped found Dunamis, a Christian organization that spoke to policymakers about political issues facing the nation.  She became its first director.
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Jlynch at 21:07, 26 April 2011

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	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2006 Dec 4 p. 1, 3		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2006 Dec 4 p. 1, 3

	Birth date: 1930		Birth date: 1930 Oct 12

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	Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.,called Franz, "a longtime and effective advocate for peace and human rights. She believed in the dignity of every human being, and that's how she treated everyone she met."		Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass.,called Franz, "a longtime and effective advocate for peace and human rights. She believed in the dignity of every human being, and that's how she treated everyone she met."

			J. Daryl Byler, director of the Mennonite Central Committee Washington Office, described Franz as "a pastor-prophet to the U.S. Congress, combining gifts of compassionate listening with passionate advocacy. Her vision and energy were contagious, and her life's work was a powerful illustration of Paul's words to the church at Galatia: "So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.'"

			Franz was born oct 12, 1930, in Newton, Kan., to Ernest G. and Justine Claassen of Whitewater. She graduated from Bethel College inNorth Newton in 1954. Also that year, she married Delton Franz.

			After brief pastorates in Kansas, the Franzes moved to Chicago to attend Mennonite Biblical Seminary, where she earned a master's degree in religious education in 1957.

			In Chicago, the Franzes began an interracial Mennonite church. They were active in the civil rights movement and coordinated rallies and speaking engagements with Martin Luther King Jr.

			In the 1950s and '60s, Franz worked for the Church Federation of Greter chicago and became director of Weekday Religion Education — then run in co-operation with public schools — for one-third of the area of Chicago. She wrote articles for the ''International Journal of Religious Education.''

			In 1968, the Franzes moved to Washington to open the MCC office there.

			In 1971, she helped found Dunamis, a Christian organization that spoke to policymakers about political issues facing the nation. She became its first director.



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Jlynch at 20:57, 26 April 2011

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-''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2006 Dec 4 p. 1
+''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2006 Dec 4 p. 1, 3
 Birth date: 1930
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WikiSysop at 19:37, 15 February 2009

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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 2006 Dec 4 p. 1

Birth date: 1930

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