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we have made progress as a society in confronting anti-Jewish hatred,” said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL national director. The study, conducted since 1979, contrasts findings in European countries, where anti-Semitic inci- dents continue to rise.
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Brad Wylam (left), Scott Van Daalen and Ethan Wise prepare to run for the ELCA Malaria Campaign and the United Methodist’s Imagine No Malaria.
‘Running from Malaria’ gets a running start
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ebrews 12:1: “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.” So reads the banner head- line on the “Running from Malaria” website, which until a few months ago was just an idea in the heads of three high school juniors in Waverly, Iowa. Scott Van Daalen and Brad Wylam
are members of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waverly, and Ethan Wise is a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Waverly, where his mother Deborah is the pastor. “We wanted to do something big- ger than ourselves,” Van Daalen said. “Something important. We kept thinking and praying about it, and we wanted something that both the Meth- odist and Lutheran churches were a part of.” Inspired by the ELCA Malaria Campaign (
www.elca.org/malaria) and the UMC’s Imagine No Malaria effort, the youth planned a “Running from Malaria” fundraiser with pro-
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ceeds to be divided between the two programs. (The ELCA dona- tion was doubled, thanks to match- ing funds from Wartburg College in Waverly.) Cross-country runners Wise
and Wylam took turns running the 350 miles across Iowa while Van Daalen provided support. On the way, they wrote blogs, posted entries to Facebook and Twitter, and made stops at churches, radio stations and newspapers to fur- ther one message: malaria must be eradicated.
“One child dies of malaria every 60 seconds,” Van Daalen said. “And it’s preventable and curable. This has to change.” For more information see www.
runningfrommalaria.com.
Abigail Accettura
Accettura was The Lutheran’s 2013 summer intern.
In anticipation of the first anniver- sary of the attack on a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., nearly 40 members of the U.S. House wrote a July 17 let- ter asking President Barack Obama to establish a “Religious Diversity Summit” to fight discrimination against religious minorities. It would bring together religious leaders, poli- ticians and academics to develop “best practices” or “guidelines” for communities in dealing with reli- gious divisions or controversies. The representatives who signed the letter include Christians, Buddhists, Hin- dus, Jews and Muslims.
U.K. Muslims give more
When it comes to donating to char- ity, Britain’s small but fast-growing Muslim community comes out ahead of other religious groups, a sur- vey shows. The nation’s estimated 280,000 Muslims report giving more money annually to charity than Christians, Hindus, Sikhs and Jews. JustGiving also found a 70 percent rise in giving over the past two years among Muslims. “Britain’s Muslim communities are at the forefront of digital giving, driving an increase in zakat donations,” said Zarine Kha- ras, JustGiving’s CEO. Zakat is the Muslim practice of donating to char- ity to help the poor.
Bloomberg veto criticized Muslim-American leaders decried New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s July 23 veto of a bill
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