UMNS Daily Digest - Sept. 15, 2011 (prison chaplaincy, 9/11, Rethink Church, hope, discerning the ca
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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, Sept.15, 2011 [5]Fear changed role of chaplain in prisons [6]UMTV: Churches Rethink 9/11 [7]Can we still honor our 'same difference'? [8]One day left for immigration survey [9]Agency launches 'Day of Justice' campaign [10]UMTV: Hope for Inmates» [11]UMTV: Churches Rethink 9/11» [12]Making Peace After 9/11» [13]UMTV: Prayers Strengthen Service» [14]Read Additional UMNS Stories» [15]Find us on Facebook [16]Twitter Contact Us [17]E-mail (615) 742-5470 "On that memorial are the words by Ronald Reagan, 'Never shall we let this happen to a people again.' And yet, when fear grips a country, how quickly we forget." - The Rev. Bruce Fenner, a United Methodist prison chaplain. Fear changed role of chaplain in prisons NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - In prison, a place where real evil resides, the only glimpse of a loving and forgiving God may come from a chaplain. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fear made it harder than ever for people to remember that redemption is available to everyone, said two faith leaders - one Christian and one Muslim - who feel called by God to be that holy presence in prisons. [18]Read full story and post a comment» UMTV: Churches Rethink 9/11 PARK RIDGE, Ill. (UMNS) - To mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11, three Chicago area United Methodist churches held an event to affect their community in a positive way. The idea behind Hope Fest 2011 was to reclaim Sept. 11 as a day of hope. Learn more at [19]www.rethinkchurch.org. [20]Watch video and post a comment» Can we still honor our 'same difference'? NEW YORK (UMNS) - In her "Bloombytes" blog, UMNS reporter Linda Bloom remembers a trip to the Islamic Center of Southern California a month after the 9/11 attacks and the efforts at interfaith understanding that took place in the years that followed. [21]Read full blog and post a comment» One day left for immigration survey NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - One more day remains to participate in the United Methodist News Service's survey on immigration. The survey runs through Sept. 16 and aims to gather United Methodists' thoughts on this sometimes-contentious issue. The survey takes about 10 to 12 minutes to complete. It includes an opportunity to comment on the issue. [22]Take survey» Agency launches 'Day of Justice' campaign WASHINGTON (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Church and Society is part of a coalition launching a "Day of Justice" campaign this fall to raise awareness to the necessity to reform the U.S. criminal and juvenile justice systems. The initiative seeks to build support for reform through hosting visits from federal policymakers to local prisons, jails, youth detention centers, restorative justice ministries and various related programs. The United States incarcerates more than 2.3 million individuals, the highest rate in the world and a 500 percent increase over the past 30 years, according to the Sentencing Project. [23]Read full story» Did someone you know pass along this copy to you? Get your own copy [24]here. United Methodist News Service is a ministry of United Methodist Communications. 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