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May 21, 2013
Church leaders call for prayer in the wake of the May 20 tornado in Moore-Oklahoma City
From Office of the General Assembly
Louisville—O God of love, whose Spirit in creation moved over the face of chaos, bringing life: hear our prayers, as we bear witness this day to the awful power of wind, whose might raged over your people in Moore, Oklahoma, changing lives and landscapes in an instant . Even now, as first responders still labor to seek those who are lost and succor those who are bereaved and bereft, even as stories of terror and hurt are still unfolding,
WE TOUCH YOUR HAND OF MERCY
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May 21, 2013
Catholic population surges across the Global South
VATICAN CITY—Gains in Asia and Africa are making up for losses in Europe among the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, according to Vatican statistics released May 13, signaling a shift of the church’s center of gravity toward the Global South that was heralded by the election of the first Latin American pope.
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May 20, 2013
Two Young Adult Volunteers receive FTE fellowships
Award supports volunteers exploring vocation”
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian News Service
ATLANTA—Young Adult Volunteers Kiva Nice-Webb and Sarah Wildt have been recognized by The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) as young leaders with gifts for ministry and a passion to serve others.
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May 20, 2013
Seminary news
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May 20, 2013
Lutheran and Reformed churches in France unite
LYON, France
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May 20, 2013
Church-based scouting alternatives attract interest
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Enjoying Breast Milk Ice Cream: Questioning your Food Beliefs
Published May 21, 2013
I apologize in advance for ruining your lunch or latte or whatever dairy confection you are enjoying. No, I’m not going to go into gruesome detail PETA style about how your milk is produced, although there may be a few nuggets of information you would prefer not to know. Actually, the purpose of this blog is to encourage you to question your food-related assumptions and beliefs. I mean, it would be great if you eat less conventional dairy (dairy coming from mass-production factories which are not pretty places), or alternatively it would be nice if you at least gave ...
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Hold Sudanese Human Rights Violators Accountable!
Published May 16, 2013
From our colleagues in the Office of Public Witness
Ask the State Department to Deny Entry to Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie
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In 1989, Farouk Mohammed Ibrahim, a former science professor at the University of Khartoum, was arrested for his outspoken criticism of the Sudanese government. For twelve days, he was held in one of Sudan’s notorious “ghost houses,” where he was interrogated and tortured. “I was tortured, beaten and flogged in his presence,” Ibrahim toldLA Times reporter Edmund Sanders in 2008. “He was administering the whole thing. He did it all in such a cool manner, as if ... -
US remarks at high-level talks on trafficking
Published May 16, 2013
Remarks by Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the high-level meeting on the Appraisal of the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons.
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Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. I’m pleased to join so many partners and stakeholders today to discuss progress and the path forward on our shared commitment to combat modern slavery, what we also call trafficking in persons. We’re here today because modern slavery is a crime that hurts our countries and communities. It rips families apart, undermines the rule of law, creates instability ...
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