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April
15 articles found for April, 2001.
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The situation in Vieques and Puerto Rico is very
difficult and tense due to the US Navy resuming
bombing of Vieques. Three persons were hurt by
federal marshals when they shot with something
like rubber-coated bullets to disperse the crowd
that gathered in front of Camp Garcia (the navy
base on the eastern part of Vieques) to protest
the navy exercises.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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Demonstrators protesting the renewal of military
exercises on Vieques by the US Navy have moved
their protest from San Juan to the contended
island. Continued prayers for a complete halt to
the bombings are requested.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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Not HIV/AIDS itself, but a culture of silence
around the pandemic is killing Africa's future
leaders, according to Rev. Dr. Joseph Humper,
vice president of the General Board of Global
Ministries (GBGM) of the United Methodist Church.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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STAMFORD, Conn. – Improved methods of land mine
detection, including the use of specially trained
dogs, will be part of a demining project in
Mozambique supported by the United Methodist
Board of Global Ministries.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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Landmines kill and maim long after hostilities
have ended and soldiers have gone home. Many
countries signed a treaty banning the use of
landmines more than three years ago. But rich,
productive land that could grow food and support
communities lies unused, marked off as danger-
zones. Clearing landmines is dangerous,
painstaking, costly work, and new de-mining
methods are desperately needed.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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Over 5,000 United Methodists and their partners
worldwide are expected April 10 to 13, 2003, in
Birmingham, Alabama, for Global Gathering IV.
Date posted:Apr 30, 2001
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The General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM) of
The United Methodist Church today announced plans
to begin preparations to fill two major posts at
the mission agency. The directors have formed a
sub-committee to enable a smooth transition as it
begins the search for a successor to the Reverend
Dr. Randolph Nugent, general secretary.
Date posted:Apr 25, 2001
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"Mission is the Church of Jesus Christ telling
the right time even—and especially—in the dark,"
according to the Reverend Dr. Randolph Nugent,
general secretary of the General Board of Global
Ministries (GBGM) of The United Methodist Church.
Date posted:Apr 25, 2001
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United Methodist Women to look at racism within, without
STAMFORD, Conn. (UMNS) – Addressing issues of
institutional racism – from within and without –
will be a focus for the Women's Division of the
United Methodist Church during the next few years.
Among the reasons for the emphasis, Women's
Division President Genie Bank told the group: "We
haven't reached perfection yet."
Date posted:Apr 25, 2001
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Women of UMC Call for Peace in U.S. Counter-Narcotics Policy
April 24, 2001 -- The shooting down of a plane
over Peru which killed an American woman and her
infant is just one instance of violence against
innocent people caused by the U.S. war on drugs,
according to a new Women’s Division resolution.
On Monday, directors of the Women’s Division of
the United Methodist Church voted to appeal to
the U.S. Administration and Congress for policies
and programs that would reform U.S. Counter
Narcotics Policy.
Date posted:Apr 24, 2001
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United Methodist Women's Division Speaks Out on Trade Issues
April 24, 2001 -- As people from around the world
gathered in Quebec this weekend to protest the
Free Trade of the Americas Agreement, United
Methodist Women leaders gathered in Connecticut
to discuss what they could do about trade issues.
Concerned with how trade agreements affect women
and children, Women’s Division directors acted.
They passed resolutions addressing genetically
engineered food and trade with Myanmar, formerly
Burma.
Date posted:Apr 24, 2001
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Native American Ministries Sunday will be
celebrated on Sunday, April 29, 2001, with
lifting of a special offering in United Methodist
congregations across the country.
Date posted:Apr 15, 2001
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Native American youths are a segment of the
population about whom we read little in the
national press. Many of these young people live
in isolated sections of the country, with few
social services or activities in which to engage.
The result is a high rate of depression.
Date posted:Apr 15, 2001
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All around us are signs of the coming of Spring.
The quince has passed its peak and the plum is in
full flower. How wonderful it is to see these
reminders of God's work in our lives.
Date posted:Apr 10, 2001
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NEW YORK (UMNS) – Christians are helping propel
social reforms in India, but they also attract
persecutors opposed to those changes, according
to Indian Methodists.
Date posted:Apr 05, 2001
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