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Meet the First Female President of Union Theological Seminary
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Jana Melpolder
For International Women’s Day, I’d like to introduce you to Rev. Dr. Serene Jones. I was fortunate enough to meet her as she stopped my office in New York. She is the first female president of Union Theological Seminary, which is in the heart of New York City. Watch her story of how she shattered…
A Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and the Empowerment of Women
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Jana Melpolder
Meet Leymah Gbowee, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate who works to help empower women in her own community. She has been through the difficult struggles alongside women in her native country, and through it all she has shown great faith and strength. Simply put, I like her.
North Korea: A Lesson in Social Control
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Jana Melpolder
It frightens me just how much social control can exist in a culture. Look at North Korea as an example. I was shocked to discover that news about the Kim Jong II’s death didn’t leak for two days. That’s a lifetime in the media. People there, and everywhere, deserve a chance to speak out and…
World AIDS Day 2011
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Jana Melpolder
I still want to express more than I can about HIV and AIDS. It affects individuals, and it also affects the families and friends of the victims. This isn’t an issue that’s “over there”; HIV and AIDS exist in the US and around the world. This year I pray that we can all make a…
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