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Word from Winkler — Lower the drinking age?
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society
Social Principles changes
New changes indicate ever-evolving nature of declarations
By the Rev. Clayton Childers and Wayne Rhodes
A century of revisions has helped keep the denomination up-to-date in putting its faith into action.
Not on Our Watch Christian Companion
Faith community urged to join campaign, study
Petitions urging U.S. action will be delivered to President Bush and President-elect.
Stop Predatory Gambling
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling to change name
By the Rev. Cynthia Abrams, Director of Alcohol, Other Addictions and Health, General Board of Church & Society
Pullitizer Prize winner to be featured speaker at Sept. 26-27 national conference.
Agency leaders continue work on 'Areas of Focus'
Will seek input from churches and conferences
Will continue work in place and adopt new methods to make ‘dramatic difference’ and increase effectiveness.
Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund
New doorway for peace-full citizenship
By The Rev. Lisa Marchal
Federal taxes of designated conscientious objectors will be placed in a non-military trust fund.
Poverty and Justice Bible
Highlights over 2,000 verses
By the Rev. Jack Day, Consultant, Health Care Advocacy, General Board of Church & Society
Attempt to remove blinders from persons oblivious to ‘God’s heart for the poor.’
My brother’s and sister’s keeper
Death penalty denies sacredness of life
By Kendra McKinney, Field Education Intern, General Board of Church & Society
By taking another’s life, what message do we send about the value of life?
Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit
Sept. 10, 11 in Columbus, Ohio
Summit will focus on 'Mobilizing for Humane Reform.'
Sept. 11-13 immigration seminar in Arkansas
Bishop Carcaño, GBCS's Mefford to speak at ‘Welcoming the Sojourner’
3-day event to help the church ‘find its voice’ on immigration reform.
World Communion Sunday 2008
Special Sunday is Oct. 5
Offering provides scholarships for racial- and ethnic-minority graduate students and minority persons seeking second careers in church-related vocations.
North Central Jurisdiction to welcome sojourners
Bishops to speak at conference on immigration reform
'Finding the Church’s Voice on Immigration' will be Oct. 16-18 in Naperville, Ill.
Creating shalom through health, wholeness, peace
Empowering Health Ministries Conference, Sept. 21-24
A developing health ministry at First UMC, Laurel, Md., plays an important role in the congregation's identity.
On poverty
‘The notion of the “happy poor” is mostly fiction.’
—The Rev. Mark Smiley (Baltimore-Washington)
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Word from Winkler — Lower the drinking age?
Social Principles changes
Not on Our Watch Christian Companion
Stop Predatory Gambling
Agency leaders continue work on 'Areas of Focus'
Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund
Poverty and Justice Bible
My brother’s and sister’s keeper
Midwest Interfaith Immigration Summit
Sept. 11-13 immigration seminar in Arkansas
World Communion Sunday 2008
North Central Jurisdiction to welcome sojourners
Creating shalom through health, wholeness, peace
On poverty
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