1.   His father was a Dutch Reformed minister who served as a missionary to racially mixed people, and as such was all but shunned by many whites.

2.   A Dutch Reformed minister, Boesak once headed the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and was a founder of the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front.

3.   A Dutch Reformed minister, Boesak headed the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and helped found the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front.

4.   A Dutch Reformed minister, Boesak once headed the World Alliance of Reformed Churches and was a founding member of the anti-apartheid United Democratic Front.

5.   Then the newlyweds were to stand before a Dutch Reformed minister and a Catholic priest to have their marriage blessed.