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JANUARY 2012 MEMO
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Methodist Federation for Social Action
Dear Friends,
"O day of peace that dimly shines through all our hopes and prayers and dreams,
guide us to justice, truth and love, delivered from our selfish schemes.
May swords of hate fall from our hands, our hearts from envy find release,
till by God's grace our warring world shall see Christ's promised reign of peace."
May we be strengthened to accompany our prayers for justice and peace with our constant work to bring it about.
Joy in the struggle as we begin a new year!
Eloise Cranke
MFSA Iowa Coordinator
Please read the January Memo for important events.
Occupy Iowa
MFSA Iowa has provided ongoing support and collected funds in October for a tent, which is used as the first aid station and a warm shelter.
Letter to the Editor (pdf)
Read MFSA Iowa's Executive Committee's December 31, 2011. The letter's first paragraph reads:
Dear Editor:
The current political exploitation of religion to win votes reveals a shallow and dangerous abuse of “faith.” Pious faces staring into a camera with a background of stars and stripes needs to be recognized as an all too effective propaganda device—not unlike that used by the Third Reich to win the support of German churches. Incredibly, a civilized, “Christian” Germany acquiesced in believing that its destiny was to dominate the world with military power and hatred of Jews, labor leaders and homosexuals. Religion is not irrelevant to political decision making. However, it should never be in denial that a common Creator calls us to live together in harmony, a belief at the heart of all major religions.
Photos and videos from the June 6 march are on MFSA Iowa's Facebook page
on Proposed General Conference Reorganization
National MFSA's Steve Clunn
on Alternative to Proposed
General Conference Reorganization &
website with petitions
Immigration Resources
Jim Purdue's Monday Musings with Weekly Lectionary Texts at the Desert Southwest Conference
Movie websites: Trailer to Nowhere & "abUSed: The Postville Raid
Click to View Video of Bill Mefford's Oct. 2010 MFSA Address
Bill Mefford is Director of Civil and Human Rights, UMC GBCS
Ten Myths About Immigration & More on the Immigration Page