Church leaders suggest ways to overcome profiling
Part 3 of Racial Profiling series
Understanding the myths that lead to profiling is an important step to beating the problem, experts say.
CORR leaders learn, share, connect in historic gathering
GCORR gathered together more than 45 conference leaders of Religion and Race recently for in-depth training on their roles, responsibilities and challenges, while offering resources and chances to network and learn from each other.
Border Health Partnership Builds on Local Initiative
A new United Methodist Border Health Partnership in South Texas is building on the work of a small membership congregation in the city of Pharr, near McAllen and just across the Rio Grande from the Mexican city of Reynosa.
Churches focus on Christian recovery programs
Is something hurting you? Is something holding you back from living your life fully? Do you have a habit that is addictive or otherwise causes problems for your life and those around you? Does your church and community need greater awareness of the struggles of addiction for those dealing with it? United Methodist congregations are joining programs that address these hurts, habits and hang-ups. In turn, they are building more welcoming congregations and individuals who are leaders in those congregations and greater communities.
Obama staffer says make neighbor’s struggles real
People of faith have a tremendous responsibility to keep the struggles of their neighbors’ daily lives in front of the president, Senate and House of Representatives. Members of the United Methodist Board of Church and Society heard that message repeatedly as they visited legislators from their states and districts during their March 18-22 spring meeting in Washington.
A member of President Barack Obama’s administration pleaded with the board members to remain engaged with their communities and the Oval Office
Bishop exhorts racial justice advocates to ‘love the sojourner’
Fellow citizens in the reign of God' Conference Commission on Religion and Race leaders pray for Bishop Minerva Carcaño of Phoenix after hearing her witness about the advocacy struggle for reform of U.S. immigration policies.
Racial profiling in society broadens
An all-too prevalent problem. Often based on false assumptions, generalizations and prejudices, profiling is a source of fear for many people of color.
Bishop urges racial justice leaders to work for immigration reform
Call to action for immigration reform
Bishop Carcano advises Religion and Race leaders to engage in prayer vigils, study groups and efforts to organize immigration legal clinics.
United Methodists confront racial profiling
The sin of racial stereotyping. The United Methodist Church is not immune to incidents of profiling, even as it confronts the problem in wider society.
CORR leaders join actions on immigration reform
Signs of support for reform. Current religious advocacy efforts calling for immigration policy reform follow a month of protests, prayer vigils and press conferences held by interfaith groups, including United Methodist leaders of commissions on Religion and Race.
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