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December 1, 2023 My participation in the 19th European AIDS Conference Oct. 18-21 gave me an opportunity to return to Warsaw, Poland, for the first time since the tumultuous year of 1989, when that country was emerging from the stranglehold of communism. When I was
Annual Conference Church and Society Chairs and Peace With Justice Coordinators in the United States joined GBCS in a three-session leadership training pilot program this year. October 25, 2023 In a structured three-session pilot program, GBCS managed training sessions for UMC Annual Conference leaders throughout
Read in English 감리교는 그 초기부터 노동 문제에 특별한 관심을 보였습니다. 노동자들을 위한 정의(正義)와 존중 그리고 평등은 우리 교단의 사회생활원칙과 유산의 필수불가결한 부분입니다. 역사적으로 감리교인들은 노동운동의 일부를 감당하며, 직장에서의 공정성과 정의를 위해 헌신해왔습니다. 감리교 운동의 창시자 중 한 명인 존 웨슬리가 급격히 산업화가 진행되던 영국에서
From the beginning, the Methodist movement has focused particular attention on the concerns of workers. Justice, dignity and equality for workers are an integral part of our social teachings and heritage. Methodists have been a part of the labor movement throughout history, committed to fairness and justice
Read in English 연합감리교회 사회원칙의 전신이 되는 감리교 사회신경은 미국의 산업화와 경제 성장이 급속도로 일어나던 시기에, 공장, 광산, 제분소, 도시 빈민가의 공동주택에서 거주하며 산업도시에서 일하는 수백만 명 노동자의 노동 착취에 대한 우려를 표하기 위해 지금으로부터 약 1세기 전에 시작되었습니다. 1908년에 기록된 사회신경은 교회가 사회에 대한 우려를
Why do we have Social Principles? Where did they come from? The Methodist Social Creed, predecessor to the Social Principles, originated over a century ago to express concern over the exploitation of millions of workers in factories, mines, mills, tenements and company towns during a
Commemorating the 42nd United Nations International Day of Peace, the annual festival at Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea brings attention to unprecedented challenges and opportunities toward a sustainable and peaceful future for humanity and the planet. September 26, 2023 In celebration of the 42nd
Dr. Wiinikka-Lydon, Senior Research Analyst with the Intelligence Project of The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), discusses the findings of the SPLC 2022 Report on Hate & Extremism released in June 2023. September 19, 2023 Documenting actions and movements of hate and anti-government groups in
Judge Andrew Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston, Texas, recently ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was unlawful and an overstep of Executive authority by then President Barack Obama in 2012. September 20, 2023 To strike-down DACA as unlawful, without
August 21, 2023 The effort to put The United Methodist Church’s different geographic regions on equal footing has crossed a critical threshold. The Standing Committee on Central Conference Matters, in an online meeting Aug. 19, unanimously approved proposed legislation for the denomination’s worldwide regionalization. That
