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UMNS Daily Digest - January 26, 2012 (Africa, orphans, Supreme Court, bias laws, 2012 General Confer

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                        Thursday,  January 26, 2012
                [5]Home nourishes body, soul of Nigerian young
                    [6]Court shields church from bias laws
                 [7]2012 pre-General Conference video archive
                        [8]Cantometodista.com launches
                [9]Free Lenten devotion offers âLiving Proofâ
                                [10]Correction

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 âThe ruling affirms the historic separation of church and state by allowing
 the church autonomy of its religious practices. â¦But, this means that the
   onus is on our UMC polity to be fair and allow for due process at all
  costs.â â Bishop Grant Hagiya of the Pacific Northwest Annual (regional)
                                Conference.


Home nourishes body, soul of Nigerian young

   JALINGO, Nigeria (UMNS) â Founded in 1999 by the first elected bishop of the
   Nigeria Conference, the United Methodist orphanage, nestled by the entrance
   of Nigeria Annual (regional) Conference headquarters in Jalingo, continues
   to help the orphans of Nigeria. The orphanage opened with 28 children who
   had lost their parents and were living with guardians who were most likely
   extended family members.

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Court shields church from bias laws

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) â A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision this month
   establishes that The United Methodist Church and other religious groups are
   free to set their own rules for choosing and dismissing leaders without
   government interference.The high court on Jan. 11 for the first time
   recognized a âministerial exceptionâ to U.S. employment anti-discrimination
   laws.

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2012 pre-General Conference video archive

   TAMPA, Fla. (UMNS) â Discussions, presentations, worship and other
   highlights from the Pre-General Conference News Briefing Jan. 19-21 are now
   available online. More than 300 delegates, communicators and others who will
   be part of [22]2012 General Conference met in Tampa in preparation for the
   April 24-May 4 gathering of the United Methodist Churchâs lawmaking body.

                                                     [23]See the videosÂ»

Cantometodista.com launches

   NEW YORK (UMNS) â The National Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry, in
   partnership with Global Praise, announced the launch
   of  [24]www.cantometodista.com.  CantoMetodista.com is a fully bilingual
   website, an online community, a liturgical and musical resource to churches
   and a global ecumenical resource to provide bilingual resources about Latin
   American cultures. For more information on CantoMetodista.com, contact Jorge
   Lockward at [25]jlockwar@gbgm-umc.org or [26]info@CantoMetodista.com.

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Free Lenten devotion offers âLiving Proofâ

   BIG ISLAND, Va. (UMNS) â The Society of St. Andrewâs free 2012 Lenten
   devotion and giving program, âLiving Proof,â provides a program of spiritual
   reflection, prayer, and giving for congregations, challenging church members
   to take seriously the scriptural injunctions to care for the poor, while
   also providing an opportunity to feed hungry neighbors.

                                                         [28]Learn moreÂ»


Correction

   An item â Pastor learns to accept sudden dementia â in the Friday, Jan. 20,
   Daily Digest incorrectly reported the location of Faith United Methodist
   Church in St. Charles. The church is in Missouri, not Illinois.


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