Together with Children
About this blog
Together With Children is the blog of the Office of Child Advocacy.
Recent posts
- Media Violence is Violence, Too
- Fragile Children in Fragile Families
- Home: A Safe Place for Children?
- The Vanishing Culture of Civility
- When Violence Supercedes Dialogue
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Conversations with Candidates about Children
In a political climate of one-upmanship, character assassination, name calling and position bashing, how do those who care about children shift the conversation to the issues that impact children- Posted at 10:17 a.m.
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September 11, 2012
Marking 9/11 with Prayer
Since 9/11, our children have lived in a world where we seem to divide ourselves into two factions: those who are like us, and those who perceive the world in radically different ways than we do.
- Posted at 6:00 a.m.
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September 10, 2012
Political Rhetoric or Respectful Dialogue?
What messages are our children hearing about dialogue from those running for office? What kinds of exchanges do they witness in social media, on talk shows, or in political advertising? What do they overhear from their parents, church school teachers, and other significant adults? How do we work together to counter the mean spirited, destructive words that seem to surround us 24/7?- Posted at 3:21 p.m.
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September 7, 2012
Light A Candle for Children Prayer Vigil Liturgies
In the weeks leading up the National Observance of Children's Sabbaths on October 21, use these brief liturgies in the service of worship to invite members of the congregation to pray with and for children.
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September 6, 2012
Light a Candle for Children Prayer Vigil
Light a Candle for Children is an advocacy and prayer project that invites congregations to join in a vigil of prayer for children. It begins forty days prior to the observance of the Children's Sabbath, this year from September 9 to the beginning of the Sabbath weekend, October 19.
- Posted at 6:00 a.m.
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