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TAKE ACTION: Good Trouble Continues – John Lewis National Day of Action
On July 17, 2025, the day Congressman John Lewis passed five years ago, local and national organizers will continue to advance a cause he championed his entire life — the protection of voting rights.
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TAKE ACTION: IRS Declares Churches Can Endorse Political Candidates Without Tax-exempt Status Penalty
In a July 7, 2025 court filing, The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) declared that Churches and other houses of worship can endorse political candidates in certain circumstances without risking the loss of their tax-exempt status, despite a decades-old Congressional statute that bans political candidate endorsements.
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Food Insecurity is a Matter of Justice
Church and Society Intern Tafadzwa Chikawa, recent graduate of Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe, offers his second article in a three part series on social justice concerns in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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Official Social Principles Book Now Available for Purchase
Teaming up with The General Board of Church and Society, Cokesbury has completed the editing and production of the official book, Social Principles of The United Methodist Church 2025-2028.
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Church and Society Sponsors Alliance Webinar to Address Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship Decision
Join the live webinar July 17, 2025 to learn more about the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court decision on Birthright Citizenship, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics and migrant travel bans.
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A Faith Based Perspective on Poverty in Zimbabwe
Church and Society welcomes guest writer Tafadzwa Chikawa, recent graduate of Africa University in Mutare, Zimbabwe and Church and Society Intern working from Zimbabwe. Tafadzwa has agreed to write a series of articles on social justice concerns in Mutare, Zimbabwe.
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Church and Society’s Online Store Offers New, Updated Resources
All GBCS content is updated to match current 2025-2028 Social Principles, GBCS advocacy positioning, and cross references from the 2020/2024 Book of Discipline and 2020/2024 Book of Resolutions.
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Introducing The General Board of Church and Society 2025 Summer Interns
We are pleased to announce our summer 2025 interns! Due to visa challenges, we’ve adapted our program to offer a hybrid (in-person/virtual) internship experience, welcoming interns both in Washington, D.C., and virtually from Zimbabwe.
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Church and Society Laments the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision to Restrict Access to Gender Affirming Care for Youth
After the state law was challenged in lower U.S. courts, the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2025, upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender affirming care for transgender minors.
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ACTION ALERT: Tell The Senate to Prioritize Social Safety in Budget Reconciliation
The United States Senate is seeking over $1 trillion in cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – terminating health insurance for 16 million people, and also radically altering the structure of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) affecting more than 11 million people, including children, seniors over 65 and people with a disability.
