April 24, 2007

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News and Views from the General Board of Church & Society of The United Methodist Church

Word From Winkler — Harnessing our Methodist movement around provocative proposals
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society

At the United Methodist "town hall meeting" April 17 the General Secretaries shared proposals to take the denomination forward as we move toward General Conference. Here were my remarks.

When Violence Kills Itself
Lessons from Virginia Tech
by Shane Claiborne

Peace activist Shane Claiborne offered his thoughts on the terrible violence this past week in Virginia.

He will be one of the featured speakers at the Nov 1-4 Living Faith, Seeking Justice conference in Fort Worth, Texas.

What We Say, What We Do
Our Faith and Hospitality to Immigrants
by Jim Winkler

These are remarks made by GBCS General Secretary Jim Winkler at a gathering in California in April 2007 on immigration.

Judicial Impact
Understanding the US Supreme Court Decision on Abortion Procedure
by Linda Bales

Desert Witness
Faith community gathers to protest nuclear testing
By JoAnn Fukumoto

Against the backdrop of the Nevada Test Site, a United Methodist leader asked people of faith to urge the U.S. Congress to eliminate government funding for nuclear warhead replacements in the fiscal 2008 budget.

Just Say No?
Abstinence-Only Programs Challenged by Research
by Linda Bales

New research brings doubt to bear on effectiveness of focusing on sex-ed that skimps on the facts about pregnancy, disease and other essentials.

Advocating in Florida
UMs Gather at State Capitol on Behalf of the needs of the children
by Erik Aslgaard

The Florida Conference, through its partnership with Florida Impact, was one of more than 40 groups that advocated the needs of children at their state legislature in late March.

Pieces of Peace Week 4
Will we ever beat our swords into plowshares?
Alexis Coleman, Amanda Tomkins
Pieces of Peace Dove

A Bible study for local churches or individuals to use for the season of Easter.