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                           Tuesday, July 19, 2011
                [5]More clergy offer to bless same-sex unions
               [6]D.C. prayer vigil calls for "faithful budget"
                 [7]United Methodists urge DREAM Act passage
               [8]Resources available for back-to-school season


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   "Signed statements like what happened in Minnesota do seem to be a departure
   from bringing in resolutions seeking change or resolutions urging that
   everything stay the same (on the denomination's stance toward
   homosexuality)." - The Rev. Robert J. Williams, the chief executive at the
   [16]United Methodist Commission on Archives and History.

More clergy offer to bless same-sex unions

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - During annual conference season, hundreds of
   United Methodist clergy around the United States expressed their willingness
   to defy the denomination's ban on officiating at same-sex unions. Organizers
   say at least 900 active and retired United Methodist clergy have signed on
   to blessing such unions. That's about [17]2 percent[18] out of the nearly
   44,400 United Methodist clergy in the United States. However, the raw
   numbers do not convey the full scope of support in some conferences.

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D.C. vigils call for 'faithful budget'

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - The Washington Interreligious Staff Community, an
   informal network of faith-based workers who toil together on common issues
   of social justice, are joining together daily on the front lawn of The
   United Methodist Building on Capitol Hill to pray for a "faithful budget."
   United Methodists are among the participants.

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United Methodists urge DREAM Act passage

   WASHINGTON (UMNS) - United Methodist Bishops Minerva Carcaño of Phoenix and
   Julius Trimble of Iowa, as well as Jim Winkler, chief executive of the
   United Methodist Board of Church & Society, sent a letter July 18 urging
   passage of the recently reintroduced bipartisan DREAM Act legislation. The
   act would provide a process for undocumented students brought to the United
   States as children to become legal citizens. "We believe it is immoral to
   create a permanent second class of citizens who do not have access to full
   citizenship, and we do not support calls for legislation that would do so,"
   the United Methodists emphasized.

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Resources available for back-to-school season

   NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) - The United Methodist Board of Discipleship
   has [22]worship resources and ideas for churches as a new school year
   approaches. The resources include a back-to-school blessing, prayer of
   thanksgiving and suggestions for school-supply drives.

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