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Methodist Year of Prayer ahead of expectations at halfway stage
16 March 2018
· Cornwall district leads the way with over 1,000 hours ofprayer· London North-East, Bristol and South Wales also report highnumbersAt its halfway point, The Methodist year of Pray Without Ceasing isfar exceeding expectations, with ove...
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Response to the Government's strategy for tackling prostitution
16 March 2018
Margaret Sawyer, Secretary of the Methodist Women's Network:'The Government's attempts at controlling prostitution throughlegislation are in danger of falling between two stools unless theintention of the legislation is kept clear. The kind ...
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Methodist delight at Bolivia appointment
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church of Great Britain haswritten tocongratulate the appointment of Casimira Rodriguez Romero asBolivia's Minister of Justice. The Rev Tom Quenet, World ChurchSecretary for the Americas, wrote to Bishop Carlos Poma of TheMe...
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Statement on the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill
16 March 2018
Alison Jackson, Methodist Secretary for Parliamentary andPolitical Affairs: 'The Methodist Church opposes incitement tohatred of people for any reason, including their religious beliefs.We also support freedom of speech, including the right ...
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MAKE POVERTY HISTORY – the next steps
16 March 2018
On Tuesday 31 January, MAKE POVERTY HISTORY member organisationsmet to determine the next steps for 2005's world-changing campaign.The mood was of celebration and determination. Activists werereminded that the character of the campaign will ...
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World Council of Churches Assembly 2006, Porto Alegre, Brazil
16 March 2018
The 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) willmeet in Porto Alegre, Brazil, 14 - 23 February 2006, addressing thetheme "God, in your grace, transform the world".Anthea Cox, Coordinating Secretary for Public Life and SocialJ...
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Methodist Church statement regarding offensive cartoons and inter-faith relations
16 March 2018
Dr. Elizabeth Harris, Methodist Secretary for Inter-FaithRelations: 'In the light of the current controversy over thepublication of cartoons depicting the Holy Prophet Muhammad, theMethodist Church affirms that freedom of speech and responsi...
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Pakistan: Christine Elliott tells of devastation and hope
16 March 2018
Christine Elliott, World Church Secretary for Asia and thePacific, has recently returned from visiting the AbbottabadDistrict of Pakistan that was devastated by the massive October 8earthquake. As Chair of the Church of Pakistan Mission Part...
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Giving up is good for the world: new pack aims to help Methodists with self-denial
16 March 2018
Members of Horsforth and Bramley Methodist circuit in Leeds havehad their prayers answered and may soon be celebrating by denyingthemselves! Only eight months after their memorial to Conference onself-denial a new pack, Take Up Your Cross, h...
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'Make your voice heard over casino plans' say Salvation Army and Methodist Church
16 March 2018
The Salvation Army and the Methodist Church are encouraginglocal groups to speak out about any proposals for casinos in theircommunities under the new Gambling Act. The two churches haveproduced resources for any faith group or local action ...
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Methodist Church calls for action on sex trafficking
16 March 2018
Sex trafficking is one of the most tragic and alarming productsof today's society, where women and children are forced or coercedinto prostitution. Each year several hundred thousand women aretrafficked across Europe and in their Social Acti...
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Respecting Children: New resource speaks out against physical punishment
16 March 2018
The Churches Network for Non-Violence (CNNV) is launching a newresource to support the Church's teaching that physical punishmentis wrong and that children should be treated with respect, love andnon-violence.Launched this Friday, Respec...
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