UMNS Daily Digest - March 23, 2011 (sexual ethics, U.S. Census, Japan earthquake, Birmingham-Souther

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                         Wednesday, March 23, 2011
               [5]Church can teach society about sexual ethics
                [6]Census helps denomination with evangelism
                    [7]Letter from a missionary in Tokyo
                 [8]Birmingham-Southern names new president
                [9]TV special focuses on help for job seekers


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   “…where else will we begin than with the people God has given us? That’s the
   beginning point for ministry.” — The Rev. Lovett H. Weems Jr. on using U.S.
   Census data for evangelism.


Church can teach society about sexual ethics

   CHICAGO (UMNS) — The church’s most important contribution to society’s
   understanding of sexuality is to provide an alternative space for discussing
   this most social, personal and political aspect of our human existence, says
   the Rev. Darryl W. Stephens in a commentary. Stephens oversees advocacy and
   sexual ethics for the United Methodist Commission on the Status and Role of
   Women.

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Census helps denomination with evangelism

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — In the early days of Methodism, circuit riders
   traveled by horseback across swollen streams and over jagged hillsides to
   reach potential converts. Some 200 years later, today’s United Methodists
   can explore their mission field without ever leaving their computers —
   thanks to the U.S. Census.

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Letter from a missionary in Tokyo

   TOKYO (GBGM) — The Rev. Claudia Genung-Yamamoto, a missionary with the
   United Methodist Board of Global Ministries and a pastor at the West Tokyo
   Union Church, offers a Sunday snapshot of life in Tokyo in the wake of
   Japan’s devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and continuing anxieties
   over radiation contamination.

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Birmingham-Southern names new president

   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UMNS) — Gen. Charles “Chuck” C. Krulak, retired commandant
   of the U.S. Marine Corps and former member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was
   introduced March 21 as the 13th president of United Methodist-related
   Birmingham-Southern College. He immediately announced that he would forego
   his first year’s salary to demonstrate his allegiance to the college and its
   fiscal health.
   “Birmingham-Southern is fortunate to have attracted an individual with the
   experience, character, and charisma of Gen. Krulak as its next president,”
   said Wayne Killion Jr., vice chair of the college’s board of trustees, when
   announcing the board’s selection. Krulak’s official start date is June 1.

TV special focuses on help for job seekers

   NEW YORK (UMNS) — A CBS religion special, “Unemployment: How Faith
   Communities Help Job Seekers,” will be broadcast April 10 on the CBS
   Television Network. Check with local stations for the exact broadcast times.

   Many experienced and compassionate people are helping today's job seekers,
   including staff at the Career Transition Center of Chicago, which was
   founded in 1997, primarily by the United Methodist, Presbyterian, Roman
   Catholic and Episcopal communities. Other programs highlighted in the
   special include St. Chrysostom's Employment Council, also in Chicago; the
   free barber training program at New York’s Riverside Church; and a
   discussion about the realities of unemployment at St. James, a Roman
   Catholic Parish in Stratford, Conn.

   The special is produced in cooperation with the National Council of
   Churches, Consortium of Roman Catholic organizations, the Islamic Society of
   North America, the Union of Reform Judaism and the New York Board of Rabbis.

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