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Word from Winkler — Church and state redux
By Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society
The church has a responsibility to speak to the state, but we do not believe the church should control the state.
U.S. poverty increases
United Methodist area of focus
By Elliott Wright
U.S. Census Bureau report shows that 14.3% of population lived in poverty last year, up from 13.2% previously.
Not ‘burnt out,’ but definitely tired
The system drives teacher to seek change
By Julie Wilson
Writer continues to experience different angles of educational system despite decision to stop teaching.
Commit to global education fund
Education advocates urge Obama
Coalition says investing in quality basic education key to achieving all Millennium Development Goals.
4th annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating
Revelers give back on Halloween
By Susan Burton and Michelle Whittaker
Fair-trade chocolates help raise awareness of injustices in cocoa industry.
New START passes Senate committee
14-4 bipartisan vote on nuclear accord
By Wayne Rhodes, Editor, Faith in Action
U.S., Russian presidents signed pact in April; treaty awaits vote of full Senate.
Churches Week of Action on Food
Celebrate ‘Food for Life & Food for All’ on Sunday Oct. 10 and/or 17
Congregations around the world will raise critical issues of care for creation and justice for people engaged in the food and farm system.
Fistula Stories expands curriculum
Multiple faith resources available
Curriculum about birth disorder that affects 2 million females worldwide now includes other faiths versions, beginning with Jewish and Islam studies.
FDA warns e-cigarette distributors
5 firms claim products can help stop smoking
Agency cites unsubstantiated claims, poor manufacturing practices.
Death penalty and faith
Nov. 16-17 at Emory Conference Center, Atlanta
Sponsors say kairos moment has arrived as religious communities awakening to ultimate wrong of capital punishment.
‘One Nation Working Together’
Jobs, justice, education for all
Oct. 2 march in Washington, D.C., has diverse group of supporters.
Lighten the Burden III AIDS Conference
Oct. 14-16, Dallas, Texas
International event will offer speakers, workshops, resources to ‘work toward AIDS-free world.’
Creating a JustPeace culture
‘Spirit & Art of Conflict Transformation’
Book explains how to prepare yourself to engage others in healing or deepening relationships.
Recipient of World Methodist Peace Prize dies
Bärbel Bohley, German civil rights activist
Co-founder of Initiative for Peace & Human Rights also helped form New Forum political movement in East Germany prior to state’s collapse.
World Communion Sunday, Oct. 3
Scholarship called ‘vital to church’s future’
United Methodist Special Sunday helps U.S. racial- and ethnic-minority students and international students on both undergraduate and graduate levels.
On combating nuclear proliferation
'For those called to seek the kingdom of God before all other things, the quest for peace is never optional.'
— Joseph Lowery and Jonathan Merritt (Georgia)
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Word from Winkler — Church and state redux
U.S. poverty increases
Not ‘burnt out,’ but definitely tired
Commit to global education fund
4th annual Reverse Trick-or-Treating
New START passes Senate committee
Churches Week of Action on Food
Fistula Stories expands curriculum
FDA warns e-cigarette distributors
Death penalty and faith
‘One Nation Working Together’
Lighten the Burden III AIDS Conference
Creating a JustPeace culture
Recipient of World Methodist Peace Prize dies
World Communion Sunday, Oct. 3
On combating nuclear proliferation
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