UMNS Daily Digest - June 14, 2011 (Rep. Anthony Weiner; sexual ethics; UMCOR, demining, Misrata, Lib

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                           Tuesday, June 14, 2011
                [5]Lewd tweets offer lessons on sexual ethics
                    [6]UMCOR aids demining team in Libya
                 [7]Clean water saves lives, makes disciples
                [8]Missouri ready for Joplin volunteer teams
          [9]Bishop records interview with non-churchgoing daughter
                 [10]Blair to head Foundation for Evangelism


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   “Whatever you put online is public, and it will come back to haunt you.” —
   The Rev. Rob Vaughn, pastor of Community of Faith United Methodist Church in
   Herndon, Va.


Lewd tweets offer lessons on sexual ethics

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) — It’s a story at least as old as the Old Testament. A
   king spies a fetching woman from his palace roof and decides he must have
   her — whatever the cost. Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, D-N.Y., moved political
   licentiousness into the Twitter era with lewd messages and photos he sent to
   women he met online. An elected leader’s adultery should be a matter of
   national concern, said the Rev. Miguel A. De La Torre, a professor of social
   ethics at United Methodist-related Iliff School of Theology.

   [18]Read full story and post a comment»



UMCOR aids demining team in Libya

   MISRATA, Libya (UMNS) — Navigating through a picket of NATO warships posted
   off the Libyan coast, an ACT Alliance demining team sailed into the besieged
   city of Misrata on June 13 to try to assist residents as they recover from
   months of war. The United Methodist Committee on Relief, which is a member
   of the ACT Alliance, has contributed $50,000 to the demining effort.


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Clean water saves lives, makes disciples

   MUGHOWO, Mozambique (UMNS) — Four communities in remote Inhambane West are
   praising God and The United Methodist Church for the lifesaving gift of
   clean, safe water. The Missouri Mozambique Initiative, a partnership between
   the United Methodist Missouri Annual (regional) Conference and the
   Mozambique Conference, has provided funds to drill 10 wells since February.

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Missouri ready for Joplin volunteer teams

   JOPLIN, Mo. (UMNS) — The United Methodist Missouri Annual (regional)
   Conference is ready to start receiving Volunteers in Mission teams to
   continue clean-up and recovery work in Joplin, much of which was devastated
   by a May tornado. While the City of Joplin will not be issuing building
   permits for 90 days, the conference reported in its latest MissionCast
   video, teams can help with debris removal and warehouse organization. United
   Methodists in Missouri are doing some volunteer work through Americorps.

   Call the volunteer hotline at (417) 625-3543 or register online at
   [21]www.211missouri.org. To volunteer for long-term rebuilding efforts
   through the United Methodist Church, fill out [22]this online form.

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Bishop records interview with non-churchgoing daughter

   FULTON, Md. (UMNS) — “I didn’t really learn much growing up in church.” Not
   the sort of thing you’d expect to hear from the daughter of a bishop, but
   that’s precisely the sentiment of Bishop John R. Schol’s daughter Rebecca.
   During the recent Baltimore-Washington annual conference session, a
   conversation emerged about how to reach the “nominally religious.” When
   asked to define the term, Schol — who presides over the conference area —
   used his daughter as an example. Following the conference, father and
   daughter sat down on-camera for a very candid conversation about what she
   finds lacking in church life and what it needs to do to reach young people.

                                              [24]Download the interview»


Blair to head Foundation for Evangelism

   The [25]Foundation for Evangelism has named the Rev. Neil Blair as its next
   president. The Rev. Blair has most recently served as vice president for
   institutional advancement at Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, S.D.
   The Foundation for Evangelism is an affiliate of the United Methodist Board
   of Discipleship.


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