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Repairing the Breach, Restoring the Streets
Minnesota Bishop David Bard calls UM churches to offer space for meaningful and constructive expressions of emotions so that reactions to the Chauvin trial and Daunte Wright's killing become energy to continue the work of racial reconciliation Read more
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Enough is Enough: Church Must Break Its Silence on Racial Violence
Too many United Methodist laity and clergy choose to stay shut in our homes and sanctuaries, pretending gun violence—coupled with racism and sexism taken to extremes—is not a church problem. But it is. Read more
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Why Asian Americans Should Speak Out About Racism
Many Asian Americans have a propensity to stand by and not get involved when it comes to issues of racial prejudice. But now they must, writes the Rev. John Oda. Read more
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African Bishops Not United on Church Future
While many in the U.S. consider Africa a solid political bloc within The United Methodist Church, African bishops currently are not of one mind about the denomination’s future or their place in it. Read more
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Caught in a Twilight Zone of Change
Retired local pastor Richard Hicks recalls how racism put a barrier between his teen-age job and local Black businesses in Alabama. Read more
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Why Some Christians Want Target to Stop Carrying a Bestselling Book of Prayers
“Prayer of a Weary Black Woman” by clinical psychologist and womanist theologian Chanequa Walker-Barnes has caught the attention of Fox News and conservative Christians on Twitter, some tweeting at Target to remove the book from its stores. Read more
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A White Woman's Response to the 'Prayer of a Weary Black Woman'
Author Amy Julia Becker finds that a controversial prayer reminds her of all the people in the Bible who don’t want to love the people God wants them to love. Read more
Crisis Watch
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WCC Invites Young Generations to Promote Climate-Friendly Financial Choices
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is launching a tool to be used online or in print, encouraging young people to promote financial choices in response to the climate crisis. Read more
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'COVID Carnage' Shows We're Not Yet Over the Pandemic
Close to 565,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and the pandemic isn't anywhere near being over yet despite recent vaccination efforts. Churches have a significant role to play in helping U.S. efforts to overcome the coronavirus. Read more
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From Ecological Habits to Ecological Virtues
Today we see more than ever before that human flourishing is not only the flourishing in human community, it is also the flourishing of human persons within the larger ecological community. Read more
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COVID Harm to Communities of Color Now Includes Murder
Statistics now show that Black, Hispanic, Asian and Native American communities experienced an excess of murders on top of all the other harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
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Get Ready for Earth Day April 22
In preparation for Earth Day, feed some monarch caterpillars, use concentrated tablets for cleaning, and take a scavenger hike to admire God's creation. Read more
