UMNS Daily Digest - Oct. 21, 2010 (Internet civility, Sudan, Rethink Church, Advent)
From "United Methodist News Service" <newsdesk@umcom.org>Date Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:52:24 -0700
To ensure consistent delivery, please add [1]newsdesk@umcom.org to your contact and/or safe senders list. [2]View Online | [3]Add to Address Book | [4]Subscribe UMNS Daily Digest - Produced by United Methodist News Service Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010 [5]Churches can help youth fight cyberbullies [6]UMCOR plans new food project for Sudan [7]Rethink Church offers Advent series [8]UMTV: Church Tries Twitter» [9]UMTV: Church Welcomes Pets» [10]Interpreter Magazine» [11]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [12]Find us on Facebook [13]Twitter Contact Us [14]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "Every time we say something mean, we fail Christ. To be a Christian comes with an obligation to be good to others, to leave the world a better place than you found it." - Parry Aftab, executive director of WiredSafety and a United Methodist. Churches can help youth fight cyberbullies NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - Whether it be sporting rivalries, political disputes or opposing religious views, the ability to write whatever one pleases in anonymity from a remote distance leads people to say things they would never dare say to another person's face. But churches have the power to discourage Internet harassment and promote healthy uses of technology. [15]Read full story and post a comment» UMCOR plans new food project for Sudan NEW YORK (UMNS) - The food shortage in South Sudan is so severe that more than half of the residents in two counties say they regularly skip meals. The United Methodist Committee on Relief is planning an ambitious food-security project to assist the people there. But political unrest could cause delays. [16]Read full story and post a comment» Rethink Church offers Advent series NASHVILLE, Tenn. 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