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Bautista addresses World Congress on Religious Freedom, receives Award of Honor
The Rev. Dr. Liberato Bautista of Church and Society addressed a plenary session of the eight World Congress for Religious Freedom, moderated a breakout session, and was one of 10 recipients of this year’s Award of Honor.
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Undoing racism: What white clergy can do to help
White supremacy is both a product of history and a very real present reality. There is education that white people, and white clergy specifically, need to undergo — and lead others in — to engage in the dismantling of racism.
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Fall 2017 Executive Committee Meeting
Please use this form to register for the executive committee meeting.
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A prayer for World Communion Sunday
World Communion Sunday is October 1 this year. Here’s a prayer you can use in your worship service.
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Honoring International Literacy Day
Over 50 years ago, UNESCO officially proclaimed Sept. 8 as International Literacy Day to actively mobilize the international community and to promote literacy as an instrument to empower individuals, communities and societies.
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UM deaconess responds to Philippine extrajudicial killing crisis
Deaconess Norma Dollaga recently put her faith in action by writing an op-ed published in The Philippine Daily Inquirer, one of the Philippines' leading newspapers.
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Interview with Social Principles revision team leader Rev. Kalaba Chali
The Social Principles are being revised by a global team of theologians and experts. Today we profile the leader leading the team working on the social community section of the Social Principles.
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If you ate today, thank a farm worker
Today is Labor Day, a time when many people celebrate the end of summer. It’s also a time to celebrate workers’ rights. It’s also a day on which some of the most marginalized laborers in the U.S. have to work.
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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.