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 Clare
J. Chapman, Esq., NCC Deputy General
Secretary and General Counsel, has
been named NCC Interim General Secretary
by the Council’s Governing Board.
Chapman, who had been carrying out the
duties of general secretary since the
December 31, 2011 departure of Michael
Kinnamon, will serve as interim until
the board decides on the next steps for
filling the office permanently.
"Clare has been entrusted by God with
gifts that will serve the Council well
at this transitional time," said NCC
President Kathryn Mary Lohre.
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NCC supports measures to prevent
Internet stalking
 The
National Council of Churches has joined a growing list of
religious and advocacy organizations
calling for the tightening of laws to
prevent Internet stalking. One effort to
accomplish that, the organizations told
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) is the
Internet Abuse Act of 2011, he
introduced last year.
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NCC calls for renewal of Violence
Against Women Act
 The
National Council of Churches has joined
38 national and regional ecumenical,
interfaith, and advocacy organizations
to renew a call to Congress to
reauthorize the Violence Against Women
Act of 1994 (VAWA). Last month, the NCC
was one of more than 150 organizations
that issued a similar call.
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Churches remain
active in Haiti 2 years after earthquake
 January
12 was
the second anniversary of the 7.0 earthquake that struck
near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, killing an estimated 316,000
people and leaving than a million homeless. Despite some
signs of progress, more than half a million Haitians still
live in temporary camps. According to the Rev. Canon Rosemari
Sullivan, who coordinates National
Council of Churches and Episcopal Church
recovery efforts in Haiti.
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NCC announces Kinnamon's departure,
transition plans
 The
NCC Executive Committee has announced
that the Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon
completed his service as General
Secretary on Dec. 31, 2011, at the close
of his four-year term. The NCC Governing
Board will meet on January 20, 2012 to
address the next steps in this
leadership transition. Kinnamon
announced his intended departure at the
November 2011 Governing Board meeting
for health reasons.
ABC Special in January highlights
special faith activists
 For
many persons, faith is lived out daily
in a myriad of services and activities
that glorify God and benefit God’s
people. The stories of many such
faithful persons will be told beginning
Sunday, January 8, on ABC-TV in an
hour-long special, Every Day is Sunday!
Living Out Our Faith Together.
Contact ABC stations for local listings.
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New EPA Mercury protection standards
lauded by NCC
 The
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
yesterday released a final rule
outlining new mercury and air toxics
standards that will prevent thousands of
premature deaths, reduce air pollution,
and avoid millions of missed school and
work days. “We have waited a long time
for these strong standards,” said
Cassandra Carmichael, Director of the
NCC’s Eco-Justice Program.
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Five churches named 'Interfaith Engaged'
congregations
Five
congregations demonstrating a special enthusiasm
and exemplary work for interfaith relations have
been named "model interfaith engaged
congregations" by the NCC. In June, the NCC's
Interfaith Relations Commission asked for
nominations from its member communions and other
communities affiliated with the Council of
congregations that "have something important to
share about interfaith engagement."
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