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Crisis Watch
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Regressive Decisions Hit Faith-Based Climate Activists Hard
National and international decisions affecting climate crisis activism hit faith-based advocates hard this week. Read more
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United Methodists Taking Lots of Climate Action
The UM Creation Justice Movement reports that United Methodists are taking several climate-care actions this annual conference season. Read more
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The Cross in the Midst of Creation: A Conversation with Rev. Sharon Delgado
The Rev. Sharon Delgado's latest book was sparked by "the way that [the theology of the cross] was being distorted—the way the story of the cross is being misused” to promote the very values that Jesus rejected. Read more
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Maria Van Der Maaten: With Bread
As humans, many of us tend to see food as not just nourishment for our bodies, but our souls, connecting our emotions to what we put into our bodies. Read more
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Think about 'Living Water' in Summertime
The effects of climate change are upon us. The cost to our water systems from our development and excessive usage threatens all of life. What can we do? Here are some tips, but the overall message is be aware and act now. Read more
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UN Faith-Based Group Sets Biodiversity Priorities
After a year and a half of coordinating with faith-based organizations and others, the Multi-faith Coordination Group has shared its recommendations with the United Nations coming conference on biodiversity. Read more
Global Health
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Why Are We Sacrificing Our Children to Guns?
Miah Cerrillo told Congress how she smeared herself with a classmate's blood to fool the shooter who killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary. How have we become like the biblical followers of Moloch, sacrificing our children to guns? Read more
Jun 9, 2022
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Bryan Olin Dozier Associated Press
Yes, There is a Way Out of Our National Gun Violence Epidemic
Retired hospital chaplain Paul Robertson lays out the facts around the U. S. gun violence epidemic and proposes common-sense approaches to reduce the scourge of mass shootings. Read more
Jun 7, 2022
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Pandemic Not Over, Church Must Stay Engaged
The Love Beyond Borders campaign has been calling for an equitable global distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. Even when the pandemic ends, its consequences will continue for decades, especially among the most vulnerable children. Read more
Jun 7, 2022
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Remembering 1 Million Dead from COVID-19
With churches reopened everywhere, it can be hard to remember that we are still in the midst of one of the most devastating health crises the world has ever faced: the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 1 million American lives. Read more
May 19, 2022
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Inflation Leaving Food Banks Unable to Meet Increasing Needs
As more families struggle with food insecurity caused by inflation, supply-chain issues and war-related shortages, faith-based food banks are finding it harder to get enough food to feed their clients. Read more
May 12, 2022
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What if the Church Embraced Mental Illness?
The death of country music icon Naomi Judd from what her family describes as "mental illness" prompts the Rev. Chris Madison to ponder how people could be helped if the church embraced them openly to reduce the stigma of mental disease. Read more
May 2, 2022
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Advocating Justice
UMC Bishops Bemoan US Supreme Court's Decision on Abortion
The bishops said the decision serves to create a further divide between persons of privilege who have the means to seek health care and those who lack this privilege due to their current economic condition, their lives, or the color of their skin. Read more
Jun 27, 2022
As Roe Falls, Religious Abortion-Rights Advocates Prepare for Next Steps
As the Supreme Court pushes the question of abortion access back to the states, faith-fueled abortion-rights advocates are readying an array of new efforts to preserve the current shape of abortion policy as much as possible despite the setback. Read more
Jun 29, 2022
