UMNS Daily Digest - March 2, 2011 (UMCOR, Sudan, homosexuality, guns, Haiti, young adult ministry)

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                          Wednesday, March 2, 2011
                   [5]UMCOR, donors work to rebuild Sudan
                 [6]Homosexuality statement heats up debate
               [7]Faith groups protest gun amendment to budget
              [8]Haiti leads increase in mission giving in 2010
              [9]Correction: Young adults talk church relevance


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     South Sudan has âvery little infrastructure of any kind. Education
     infrastructure is one of the main needs.ââ Alan Moseley, UMCOR-NGO

UMCOR, donors work to rebuild Sudan

   NEW YORK (UMNS) â Independence for South Sudan will mean rebuilding a
   country where both people and structures have been worn down by several
   decades of war. The United Methodist Committee on Relief â through its
   nongovernmental organization, a variety of donor partners and church members
   from Sudan and around the world â has already embarked on the rebuilding
   effort by constructing schools and providing for water and sanitation needs.

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Homosexuality statement heats up debate

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) â A call from 36 retired bishops for The United
   Methodist Church to eliminate its ban on homosexual clergy has outraged some
   members and encouraged others. In the past month, United Methodist-related
   groups on both sides of the ordination dispute have issued strong responses.
   But for many United Methodists, homosexuality is not an abstract issue but
   something that affects their daily life.

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Faith groups protest gun amendment to budget

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) â Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, a coalition of
   26 denominations and national organizations, sent a letter March 1 to Senate
   Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,
   R-Ky., protesting the Boren amendment to the federal budget that would
   undermine the ability to monitor bulk sales of assault rifles.

   âAs members of the faith community, we are keenly aware of the consequences
   of gun violence in our communities and within our families,â wrote Jim
   Winkler, chief executive of the United Methodist General Board of Church and
   Society and chair of Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence. âAll too often
   the weapons used to commit these deadly acts of violence are obtained
   through illegal means. Therefore, it is imperative that law enforcement has
   the ability to detect and interdict illegal gun trafficking patterns.â



Haiti leads increase in mission giving in 2010

   NEW YORK (UMNS) â Total United Methodist- designated mission giving soared
   in 2010 because of response to the earthquake in Haiti, according to figures
   released by The Advance, a designated mission-giving channel. Designated
   gifts for missionary support held steady from 2009 to 2010.

   The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) received $62,338,768
   through The Advance last year, including $43.9 million for response to the
   Haiti earthquake and $721,988 was received for relief in flood-ravaged areas
   of Pakistan. Total mission giving through The Advance in 2010 was $79.2
   million, with $10.7 designated for worldwide mission projects other than
   UMCOR or missionary support.

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Correction: Young adults talk church relevance

   LAS VEGAS (UMNS) â Coverage of the Feb. 18-20 Relevance X 2011 conference
   for United Methodist young adults with corrected information on John Wesley,
   Methodismâs founder. Wesley was never removed from the Anglican Church, nor
   did he leave that church, as one speaker suggested..

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