UMNS Daily Digest - Sept. 20, 2011 (poverty; Minot, N.D.; confirmation; Troy Davis; Candler; Jürgen

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                          Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
                  [5]More children in poverty not a surprise
                [6]N.D. confirmands live their vows to do good
                    [7]Candler celebrates Reformation Day
                 [8]Agency advocates for 'Second Chance' law

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   "We can and should have feeding programs, soup kitchens, food pantries and
   gleaning drives to help feed hungry people, but if we are not working for
   livable wages, affordable housing and health care for everyone, then we are
   only doing half our job."
   - Jim Winkler, executive of United Methodist Board
   of Church and Society.

More children in poverty not a surprise

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Last month, the Annie E. Casey Foundation reported that
   another 2.4 million children joined the ranks of the U.S. poor during the
   past decade. Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it counted the
   highest total of Americans living below the poverty line in the 52 years the
   bureau has tracked such data. For church members involved with food pantries
   and after-school programs, the reports mirror what they have been seeing.

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N.D. confirmands live vows to do good

   MINOT, N.D. (UMNS) -"We vowed to do all the good we can. Just a week later,
   the flood happened. We were like … it's time to start doing good." When
   Kalob Thomas, 15, and six other United Methodist teens were confirmed this
   spring in Des Lacs and Minot, N.D., they anticipated a summer of earning
   extra money, learning to drive or just relaxing. But the lazy days of summer
   were not to be.

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Candler celebrates Reformation Day

   ATLANTA (UMNS) - United Methodist-related Candler School of Theology at
   Emory University
   will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of the King James
   Bible and will welcome one of the world's most prominent theologians, Jürgen
   Moltmann, to campus for its 24th annual Reformation Day celebration Oct. 27.

   Moltmann's presentation will be at 3:30 p.m. in Cannon Chapel.

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Agency advocates for 'Second Chance' law

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - Clergy representing diverse faith traditions from eight
   states will take part in a briefing Sept. 22 to underscore the importance of
   programming for women and men re-entering the community following
   incarceration. The luncheon briefing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building
   on Capitol Hill is being hosted by the United Methodist Board of Church and
   Society in collaboration with the Faith in Action Working Group, and the
   offices of Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio. The Second
   Chance Reauthorization Act of 2011, recently introduced by Leahy and
   Portman, will be the focus of the briefing.

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