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August 18, 2023 I’d like to see us add one word to our beloved Pledge of Allegiance. Let it say, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible,
October 18, 2023 The Rev. Michele Johns shares the grief many United Methodists feel in seeing churches withdraw from the denomination. But the pastor and social worker also shares the joy many of her fellow LGBTQ United Methodists and their allies feel at the prospect
July 14, 2023 The recent decision by the majority of the Supreme Court justices to end affirmative action based on race in the college admissions process should alarm all justice-seeking Americans. Christians — and those who value a more equitable society that values diversity in
June 12, 2023 After their church voted to disaffiliate last fall, Ed Cunningham and his wife, Jackie, tried visiting other United Methodist churches near their East Texas community. However, he said none of those other congregations really comprehended their sense of loss. “Unless it happens
Persistent bias and unchecked ableism have spurred historic proposed rule changes in Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in order to stop discrimination on the basis of disability in health and human service programs. October 5, 2023 On September 7, 2023, the Biden Administration announced
In the United States of America, the month of October recognizes Pregnancy and Infant Loss. Loss and transition is difficult, especially the loss experienced in pregnancy and infancy. September 27, 2023 As people of faith we affirm the dignity and worth of everyone by cultivating
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As the immigration crisis develops and deepens across our southern borders, we are called to respond in more significant numbers and different ways. Just today, three buses have arrived from Texas, each containing around 40 asylum seekers. The L.A. Welcomes Collective has called for more
We are at a pivotal point in our legislative process as the coming weeks will determine funding that implicates all five of Church and Society’s priorities of climate, poverty, health, peace, and civil and human rights. September 19, 2023 As United Methodists, we have a
April 5, 2021 In the 1960s, my parents owned a motel in Wildwood, N.J. When I was only 7 years old, a friend and I decided one day we knew how to swim and went to the beach on our own. Not that we told
“Sabbath: An Ancient Tradition Meets the Modern World” is a documentary with an agenda. The film’s director, Martin Doblmeier, believes that setting apart one day a week to rest and reflect is desperately needed in our go-go, social-media-saturated society. “In generations past, it was an obligatory
