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Living faith, seeking justice, persuing peace in Zimbabwe: An Interview with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo
Church and Society staff met with the Rev. Taurai Emmanuel Maforo at a United Methodist Social Principles training held at Africa University in June 2017.
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Apply today: Healthy masculinity training
Church and Society, the Illinois Great Rivers Annual Conference Board of Church and Society, and the Healthy Masculinities Action Project have teamed up to put on a training October 23-26, 2017.
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Defend DACA: A Call to Action
As the Trump Administration considers rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, the general secretary issues a call for United Methodists to urge their members of Congress to support DACA.

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Race, hunger and the Eucharist
The U.S. is the wealthiest country in the world. It also has 42 million residents facing hunger. Half of those lack “access, at times, to enough food for all household members,” what the USDA calls food insecurity.
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Kiss today goodbye
Ethnic Young Adult Intern Iris Gadsden reflects on her summer learning about faith, justice and peace.

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Magnifying our message through alliances
Working with allies can mean compromise and putting aside differences in order to solve problems. But, through by building alliances, we are more likely to be successful.

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CHIP: Helping children get health care
The Children’s Health Insurance Program is a key program that covers 8.9 million children across the country. CHIP must be reauthorized by Congress before September 30, 2017 for the program to continue.

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Maternal mortality in Texas
Deaconess Megan Hale attended a training on maternal mortality sponsored by the United Methodist Women and Church and Society. What she learned about maternal mortality rates inspired her to put her faith into action.
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Tell AG Sessions: Protect the civil rights of people of color and religious minorities
Join Church and Society General Secretary Susan Henry-Crowe and send an email to Attorney General Sessions. As Christians, we call on our government to protect the civil rights of people of color and religious minorities