Ministries in the Midst of Hate & Violence

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   Ministry in the Midst of Hate and Violence (MMHV) is a program of the General Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church.

Responding to Hate & Violence

• Scholar Proposes Abyssinian Model for Christian-Muslim Relations, GBGM, November 7, 2001
• "Honoring Differences in the Midst of Hate and Violence" Grant Program
  
• UMW Project Shows Flaws in Classifying Hate Crimes, UMNS, October 30, 2001
• Prejudice Against Muslims and Arabs in the U.S.A.
  A statement by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church, 2000
• Hate Crime Data Collection Project, year 2001 updated materials
• Symbols Used by Hate Groups
  The symbols pictured on this web page are the ones most often used by white supremacist organizations.
• Hate and Hope on the Internet by Kelly Martini
• The Church's Response to Hate-Group Violence by Joe Agne
• When We Hate: Issues, Articles, Definitions, Resources (several pages)
• Other Web Sites

Spiritual Resources

• A Case Study: Racism in the Bible by Linda H. Hollies, Response Magazine, November 1999
• A Prayer For Souls in Pain (Amadou Diallo Verdict) by the Rev. James R. McGraw, John Street United Methodist Church, New York February 27, 2000
• The Bible and Slavery, excerpts from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
• For Such A Time As This, Bible study on Esther by the Rev. Joseph E. Agne, Response Magazine, November 1999
• Hearing God's Call to Love, Not Hate by Traci West, Response Magazine
• Today, We Have Confirmation!, a sermon by the Rev. Joseph E. Agne

News

• Hate on the Internet, American Jewish Committee (outside link)
• Archives 2000

Church and Synagogue Arsons

• Black Churches Burning
  Links to news stories about arsons and other attacks on houses of worship, with a focus on African-American churches.
• The Press Has Lost Interest, The Nation Has Lost Interest: The Church Arsonists Have Not
• Rebuilding Burned Churches by Christie R. House: New World Outlook magazine
• Sacramento Synagogues Arsons Page, Sacramento Bee, ongoing coverage
• Sacramento Synagogue Arsons: Area Hate Groups outside link to Anti-Defamation League, June 18, 1999

News Archives

• MMHV News Archives 2000
• MMHV News Archives 1998-99
• Bias Shootings in Midwest and California, July 1999
• Sacramento Synagogues Arsons, June 1999
• Texas Church Shootings, September 1999

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