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Home About Us Who we are What we believe Service opportunities Churches People Prayer The Messenger Resources Theological Journal EMC publications Video resource catalogue (pdf) Audio and video resources online Social Concerns Archives Abundant Springs Blogs For youth leaders Links	Social Concerns The responsibility of the Social Concerns Committee is to identify and respond to social concerns in ways that clarify the issues of the concerns and thereby get support from the wider constituency to help and find ways of addressing these concerns. This is done by writing letters, publishing articles, preparing packages for mailing to the constituency and meeting with people involved in issues and concerns in the Spirit of our Lord, Jesus Christ. The committee is responsible to the EMC Board of Leadership and Outreach (BLO). Articles are listed alphabetically by topic: Abuse \| AIDS/HIV \| Bible and social justice \| Farming crisis First Nations \| Medical technology \| Mental illness and health Peace and war \| Poverty and wealth \| Same-sex marriage Tolerance \| Various		Social Concerns Committee members Wally Doerksen (chair) Terry Smith (secretary) Monica Goertzen Jennifer Neufeld Delmer Plett (BLO liaison) Contact Social Concerns Committee Evangelical Mennonite Conference 440 Main Street Steinbach, MB R5G 1Z5 204-326-6401 E-mail SCC Links Christian Peacemaker Teams Writings on War and Peace Mennonite Central Committee Canada Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

	Abuse
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Fantasy and reality	Terry M. Smith	April 10, 2002
	Someone you know is suffering the trauma and pain of sexual or domestic violence	Lois Edmund	June 27, 2001

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	AIDS/HIV
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	A modern Modest Proposal	Jonathan Smith	March 7, 2007, page 16
	The Parable of the Good Atheist	Terry M. Smith	December 20, 2006, page 2
	I want to wail so loud Africa will hear me!	Wally Doerksen	June 21, 2006, page 16
	Without the luxury of time	Terry M. Smith	April 19, 2006, page 2
	AIDS has a face	Menno Plett	September 7, 2005, page 20

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	Bible and social justice
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	John Wesley and doing good	Terry M. Smith	February 21, 2007, page 2
	The King will reply...	Jerry Plett	January 24, 2007, page 4
	Overwhelmed by the big picture?	Monica Goertzen	November 15, 2006, page 15
	Toward a defining centre for Mennonites today: Loving people the way Jesus did	Dr. Ron J. Sider	October 4, 2006
	Overcoming One-Sided Christianity: Combining Evangelism and Social Action	Dr. Ron J. Sider	September 6, 2006, page 4
	Living Like Jesus	Dr. Ron J. Sider	August 2, 2006, page 4
	The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience: Why are Christians living just like the rest of the world? (book review)	David Thiessen	May 3, 2006, page 11
	The Commission is Great	Terry M. Smith	October 5, 2005, page 2
	A private faith is a public loss	Terry M. Smith	July 14, 2004, page 8
	Knowing God and social justice	Terry M. Smith	April 21, 2004, page 2
	Remaining biblically faithful and socially relevant	Terry M. Smith	January 14, 2004, page 6
	Civil religion and silence	Terry M. Smith	November 6, 2002
	Let the word speak about famine	Terry M. Smith	October 9, 2002
	A pinch of skin	Terry M. Smith	December 19, 2001
	A full message?	Terry M. Smith	September 5, 2001

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	Farming crisis
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Honour, shame, and farming	Terry M. Smith	September 6, 2006, page 2
	No glib words about the weather	Terry M. Smith	June 29, 2005, page 2
	Another blow to the farming sector	Terry M. Smith	March 23, 2005, page 2
	Canada's farmers feel forgotten	Terry M. Smith	Aug. 18, 2004, page 4
	Faith in the farm crisis?	Dr. Cameron Harder	April 21, 2004, page 3
	A second case of BSE	Terry M. Smith	Jan. 14, 2004, page 2
	BSE and the heart of Canada	Terry M. Smith	August 20, 2003
	The federal government and the farming crisis	Terry M. Smith	August 21, 2002
	Let's send representatives to the farming conference	Terry M. Smith	June 12, 2002

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	First Nations
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Cautioned and chided	Terry M. Smith	April 4, 2007, page 2
	Considering short-term mission service?	Terry M. Smith	February 22, 2006, page 2
	Beyond Integration: It's not my problem?	Wally Doerksen	July 20, 2005, page 4
	Mexico and Native ministry in Canada	Terry M. Smith	March 23, 2005, page 2
	Whiteman's Gospel (book review)	Wally Doerksen	March 9, 2005, page 10
	More steps after 60 years	Terry M. Smith	June 9, 2004, page 2
	Time to listen to the native heartbeat?	Doris Penner	June 9, 2004, page 6
	Rebuilding the credibility of the Christian Church	Terry M. Smith	April 21, 2004, page 12
	Report on panel discussion at Conference Council	Becky Buhler	January 14, 2004
	Native ministry and a Christian school	Tim Reimer	June 11, 2003
	To move from charity to justice	Terry M. Smith	March 12, 2003
	First Nations ministry and the EMC	Doris Penner	January 29, 2003
	Working toward a better future	Terry M. Smith	April 25, 2001

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	Medical technology
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Stem cell research	Terry M. Smith	December 19, 2001
	Embracing technology with open eyes	Wes Kroeker	March 28, 2001

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	Mental illness and mental health
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Suicides, survivors, and stories	Terry M. Smith	February 21, 2007, page 2
	Light for My Path: Overcoming intrusive thoughts	Doug Wildman	June 21, 2006, page 4
	Suicide and church's response	Terry M. Smith	September 21, 2005, page 2
	Grieving losses other than death	Irma Janzen	November 16, 2005, page 4
	Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide (book review)	Terry M. Smith	September 21, 2005, page 17
	Living in community, walking with people, sharing the precious gift of love	Pam Driedger	April 6, 2005, page 4
	Suicide never affects only one person	Terry M. Smith	January 26, 2005, page 6
	Micah (book review)	Irma Janzen	November 17, 2004, page 12
	Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and the Church	Irma Janzen	April 7, 2004, page 12
	The Church's response to suicide	Irma Janzen	March 10, 2004
	Misconceptions about mental illness	Irma Janzen	December 3, 2003, page 6
	Mental illness, you don't say?	Terry Smith	October 22, 2003, page 2
	Spirituality and mental health	Lorne Friesen	October 22, 2003, page 3
	Better spiritual and mental health amid everyday stresses	Irma Janzen	October 22, 2003, page 5
	What if Christmas isn't Merry?	Irma Janzen	December 4, 2002
	Depression—My Story	Wally Doerksen	November 20, 2002
	We need to talk about suicide	Terry M. Smith	October 9, 2002
	The Stigma of Mental Illness	Irma Janzen	January 31, 2001

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	Peace and war
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Suicide bombings and Samson	Terry M. Smith	February 7, 2007, page 2
	Tangled thoughts on Remembrance Day	Terry M. Smith	November 15, 2006, page 2
	Remembering Franz Jägerstätter	Terry M. Smith	November 15, 2006, page 2
	Is the price of peace too high in the EMC?	Wally Doerksen	November 1, 2006, page 4
	65 years later the decision stands	Terry M. Smith	October 4, 2006, page 12
	To move beyond silence	Terry M. Smith	October 4, 2006, page 2
	Rethinking Pacifism in a Dangerous World	Dr. Ron J. Sider	September 20, 2006, page 4
	CPTers and naiveté	Terry M. Smith	April 5, 2006, page 2
	Pacifism: The road less traveled	Abe Warkentin	March 22, 2006, page 8
	It doesn't take a pacifist	Terry M. Smith	March 22, 2006, page 2
	Peace education in EMC churches	Terry M. Smith	March 8, 2006, page 2
	Moderator letter to CPT captors	Ron Penner	December 28, 2005, page 18
	After 60 years, would I do it again?	Dave K. Schellenberg	June 29, 2005, page 4
	A new radical remembers a child of God	Bill McCaskell	November 2, 2005, page 4
	Selective conscientious objectors and the law	Terry M. Smith	January 12, 2005, page 4
	Why believe in peace?	John J. Friesen	November 17, 2004, page 2
	Letter by moderator	Ron Penner	November 3, 2004, page 4
	Refusing to Recycle	J. Daryl Byler	September 8, 2004, page 16
	Canada should opt out of BMD program	Terry M. Smith	September 8, 2004, page 7
	Nuclear weapons, a continuing concern	Terry M. Smith	November 19, 2003, page 2
	Congregations need to study war and peace	Terry M. Smith	January 29, 2003
	Living as people of peace in a climate of war	Renee Dueck	September 25, 2002
	A year after September 11	Terry M. Smith	September 11, 2002
	Living as people of peace in a climate of war	Joanna Plett	July 24, 2002
	People of peace living in a climate of war	Michelle Dueck	June 26, 2002
	Pray for the peace of Jerusalem	Terry M. Smith	April 10, 2002
	Living in Default Setting in Response to September 11	Ardith Frey	February 27, 2002
	Sanctions in Iraq	Terry M. Smith	February 13, 2002
	Not a time for silence!	Terry M. Smith	October 17, 2001
	The events of Sept. 11	Terry M. Smith	September 19, 2001
	The shield, an ironic symbol	Terry M. Smith	February 28, 2001

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	Poverty and wealth
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	A senior in poverty	Terry M. Smith	June 7, 2006, page 2
	A long-term response	Terry M. Smith	November 16, 2005, page 2
	Are Christians missing out?	Doris Penner	November 16, 2005, page 12
	Using excess money: The wealthy in the land	Wally Kroeker	May 25, 2005, page 4
	The church and the poor	Terry M. Smith	February 23, 2005, page 3
	Hockey players, MPs, and fair play	Terry M. Smith	November 17, 2004, page 5
	Does the Christian have a responsibility for the poor?	Doris Penner	November 17, 2004, page 6
	Reflecting on poverty and wealth	Wally Doerksen	May 26, 2004, page 7
	Can the poor save us?	Kent Dueck	February 11, 2004, page 3
	Let the word speak about famine	Terry M. Smith	October 9, 2002
	Movie stars or Malawi?	Terry M. Smith	June 12, 2002
	The shame of financial bankruptcy	Wally Doerksen	February 21, 2001

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	Same-sex marriage
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Can we use facts to advocate heterosexual marriage?	Dr. Al Hiebert	September 6, 2006, page 3
	Salt of the Earth: Reflections on salt, fertilizer, and same-sex marriage	Tim Rogalsky	December 1, 2004, page 2
	Our notwithstanding clauses	Terry M. Smith	June 25, 2003
	Statements relating to same-sex marriages	Harvey Plett	September 11, 2002
	A decision to concern us	Terry M. Smith	July 24, 2002

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	Tolerance
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Tolerance?	Delmer Plett	May 29, 2002
	Conviction with compassion: a winning combination	Doris Penner	March 13, 2002

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	Various
	Article title	Author	Date published in The Messenger
	Food justice: Obesity and malnutrition	Jennifer Neufeld	May 23, 2007, page 14
	What's your style?	Monica Goertzen	April 4, 2007, page 3
	No room in the inn	Wally Doerksen	January 24, 2007, page 17
	Is there a mansion waiting?	Terry M. Smith	January 10, 2007, page 16
	Belated Grace	Wally Kroeker	September 6, 2006, page 16
	Anti-conversion laws should cause us concern	Terry M. Smith	May 3, 2006, page 2
	What about safe injection sites?	Terry M. Smith	May 25, 2005, page 2
	Mennonite conferences differ on women in the pulpit	Paul Schrag	March 9, 2005, page 6
	Spiritual Retreats: How do we make them work?	Irma Janzen	February 23, 2005, page 4
	Alcohol and grad parties	Terry M. Smith	May 28, 2003
	Eichmann in us?	Wally Doerksen	January 30, 2002
	Gun laws and civil disobedience	Terry M. Smith	April 25, 2001

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