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Disenfranchising Poor Voters: Modern Day Poll Taxes January 16, 2012 9:15 AM
What would Dr. Martin Luther King have to say about state laws requiring government issued photo IDs? This question came up when Sixty … Read More -
The Crumbs We Leave Behind October 17, 2011 11:13 AM
Years ago, I visited an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee – meandering about until I found an exhibit on the civil rights movement.… Read More -
Neighbors and Family October 03, 2011 10:06 AM
[Editor's Note: This blog originally appeared on Ministry Among the Poor, Neeley Hicks' blog at http://ministryamongthepoor.wordpr… Read More -
Love Illustrated: An Alternative Reality (Part 1) June 01, 2011 12:00 AM
I gave up partisanship for Lent. I guess I just started feeling restless from dwelling on news that really doesn’t call us to do a… Read More
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Read and comment on a range of personal reflections and perspectives about poverty and Ministry with the Poor. Our goal is to attract diverse voices and points of view from United Methodists and friends, including people and communities living in conditions of poverty, other experts, religious leaders, community organizers, advocates, policy makers, volunteers, and all engaged in Ministry with the Poor.
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