Jim Winkler

General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of The United Methodist Church

Jim Winkler has led the United Methodist Church’s General Board of Church and Society (GBCS), which is a member of the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC), since November 2000. The GBCS is the church’s international public policy and social justice agency and a leading denominational advocacy agency on Capitol Hill.

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Commentary:Faith and Ideology

Insurance Coverage of Birth Control: It’s Not About Religious Freedom

by Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) of The United Methodist Church

February 24, 2012 - 9:04 am

We hold as a denomination the belief that health care is a basic right and part of that includes ensuring access for women to contraception. This is about the common good.

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