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A Pastoral Letter on the Proposed Livestreamed Execution at Fort Hood
Every society, on every continent where our church lives, is tempted to answer violence with spectacle, to bless national power with the name of God, and to make a whole people pay for the crime of one...
Faith leaders on the ballot: 11 races to watch
The shift has been especially striking on the Democratic side, where 12 pastors, former pastors and seminarians ran for Congress this year, with eight eventually emerging as Democratic nominees.
Highland Park proposes leaving denomination
Leaders of a Dallas megachurch are now urging congregation members to consider a vote to withdraw from The United Methodist Church
Jason Probst: Adam Hamilton Surprised Me
He didn’t try to scare anyone. He didn’t try to create an “other” that we should all blame, hate, or see as less than.
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Highland Park proposes leaving denomination
Leaders of a Dallas megachurch are now urging congregation members to consider a vote to withdraw from The United Methodist Church
Oct 12, 2026
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Catholic and Methodist leaders condemn livestreamed firing squad
Ruben Saenz, president of the Council of United Methodist Bishops, issued a statement saying: “Turning the death of a human being into a public broadcast does not honor the victims
Oct 13, 2026
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A Pastoral Letter on the Proposed Livestreamed Execution at Fort Hood
Every society, on every continent where our church lives, is tempted to answer violence with spectacle, to bless national power with the name of God, and to make a whole people pay for the crime of one...
Oct 13, 2026
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URGENT APPEAL: Volunteers Needed for Hurricane Isaias Cleanup
In the aftermath of Hurricane Isaias, several United Methodist churches and properties throughout the Alabama-West Florida Conference have experienced significant damage.
Oct 14, 2026
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Men’s group loses United Methodist affiliation
At heart, the dispute is about whether the association has been claiming authority that, under church law, belongs solely to the commission
Oct 11, 2026
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Faith leaders on the ballot: 11 races to watch
The shift has been especially striking on the Democratic side, where 12 pastors, former pastors and seminarians ran for Congress this year, with eight eventually emerging as Democratic nominees.
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Black church leaders broaden voter outreach ahead of midterm election
With less than a month before the midterm elections, Black churches are boosting their efforts to get voters to the polls
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What does joint witness means today?
Leaders from three World Council of Churches (WCC) reference groups, following a recent conference in Chiang Mai, reflected on what it mean to witness together, and what they hope churches will do.
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Catholic, evangelical leaders condemn public execution plan of Fort Hood gunman
‘The public execution even of one who has done grave harm will only further undermine the moral fabric of our nation and be a blight on the conscience of its people,’ Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said in a statement.
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“Follow the money”
“Follow the Money: Multilateral Development Banks, Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice,” hosted by the World Council of Churches (WCC), examined where money is going, what kinds of energy systems and development pathways it is
