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White privilege: Naming past sins and changing behaviors
I began elementary school in the late 1970s when school desegregation was beginning in Raleigh, N.C., and the Wake County Public Schools.
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Confessions of the person who reads Church & Society's hate mail
Sometimes, when passionate United Methodists respond to Church and Society, the messages are so hate-filled they can knock you back on your heels.
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faith in action
So other families won't know my grief
Mary Ward, a United Methodist from Virginia, lost her son, Adam, to gun violence. She recently spoke about the experience of losing her son and finding her voice in advocacy.
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faith in action
The church’s public witness: Tackling alcohol and drug addiction
Alcohol and drug addiction are serious matters that confront every community. Consider observing National Recovery Month in September.
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faith in action
Shaping a just and peaceful world by 2040
The past few years have been troubling and anxiety producing. Pandemics, racism, wars, climate change, the rise of nationalism in many countries, migration and tentative economies. All the while the church has focused itself on internal struggles believed to threaten its very survival.
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Church and Society Awards Over $98,000 in Grants for 2022 Funding Cycle
The General Board of Church and Society's Board of Directors is proud to announce the Grantees for the 2022 PEACE WITH JUSTICE, HUMAN RELATIONS DAY and ETHNIC LOCAL CHURCH grants. See the list of awarded projects and programs in the three categories available to United Methodist congregations and organizations.
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Christian Nationalism in the U.S.
The rising influence of Christian Nationalism has increasingly seeped into U.S. politics threatening the vibrancy and the cultural fabric of U.S. democracy.
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The impact of American foreign policy: A reflection for National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month
We're nearing the end of National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. The Rev. Jose Luis Villasenor, pastor of Fiesta Cristiana in Apex, North Carolina, shares part of his story.
