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Word from Winkler—First among equals

Posted on Sep 16, 2009 - 11:08 AM

Jim Winkler, General Secretary, General Board of Church & Society for the United Methodist Church, offers the following article featuring Rabbi David Saperstein, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism.

Word from Winkler — First among equals

Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reformed Judaism, told the United Methodist Council of Bishops this spring that our denomination is “first among equals” as far as presence on the U.S. Capitol Hill is concerned. “It is the largest, most effective entity within the religious community that keeps us grounded,” he said. “It provides the staff, the resources, that often guides us. It plays a lead role in so many issues that we care so deeply about.”

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