Janet Edwards, same-sex couple advocate fails to obtain Pittsburgh Presbytery’s endorsement
The Rev. Janet Edwards, a nationally prominent advocate for same-sex couples in a presbytery that consistently opposes gay ordination and gay marriage,..
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Mid-Councils Commission calls for non-geographic presbyteries, movable affiliations
DALLAS – The General Assembly Mid-Councils Commission has voted 15-5 to permit non-geographic, “provisional presbyteries” as part of a “designated season of reflective experimentation” in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Mid-Councils Commission lays out next steps in synod transition
DALLAS – The General Assembly Mid-Councils Commission made a key decision last fall: it would recommend to the 2012 General Assembly that synods would no longer exist in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as councils with ecclesiastical responsibility.
Task Force encourages 20/20 Vision for Special Offerings
Louisville, Ky. The Special Offerings Advisory Task Force, commissioned by the 218th General Assembly (2008), is recommending a new vision for special offerings – $20 million in receipts by 2020. Seeking to tap the full potential of special offerings, the task force is also recommending one new offering and revisions in each of the other offerings.
‘Glory to God’ to be published in red, purple
Louisville, Ky. (PNS) The Presbyterian Publishing Corporation has released the cover design of “Glory to God,” the new Presbyterian hymnal to be published in the fall of 2013.
Disciple-makers must create space for real questions
As a student at Princeton Theological Seminary, the Rev. Pam Driesell was surprised to hear about a professor who was hard on people who asked questions.
Event to connect Christians around economic theme
Louisville (PNS) Presbyterians, along with other Christians from across the country, will gather in Washington March 23-26 for the 10th annual Ecumenical Advocacy Days, an event that mobilizes participants around a central issue through worship, education and lobbying.
Citing ‘many unknowns’ in new denomination, Orlando church, opts for EPC instead
Feeling out of alignment with the direction being taken by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), a large Florida congregation has voted to leave the PC(USA) to join the more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Ecumenical group cites increased attacks against Palestinian villages
Asira Al-Qibliya, West Bank, (ENInews) The homes at the edge of this Palestinian village are located a few hundred meters from houses in the Jewish settlement of Yitzhar. But the relationship is anything but neighborly.
Nigerian conflict mixes religion, poverty and politics
(ENInews) Christian and Muslim leaders worldwide are being urged to act together to address the violence being unleashed in northern Nigeria
that has been blamed on Boko Haram, a self-proclaimed Islamist group.
Ron Salfen, for The Presbyterian Outlook Interview with Rodrigo Garcia, director of “Albert Nobbs”
Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas
January 8, 2012
Ron Salfen: What was surprising to you about this film?
Film in review: “Red Tails”
In a way, it’s disingenuous to complain that this movie could have been made better. Of course it could.
Film in review: “Haywire”
Gina Carano has developed an interesting pathway to Hollywood: through being a professional fighter. And a good one. Oh, and it doesn’t hurt that she’s good-looking, in a girl-next-door, slightly hard-edged but still a little vulnerable kind of way. You might even enjoy a lunch date with her. You just wouldn’t want her after you.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
It was a risk, casting an unknown in the primary role.
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“Why I’m staying … an open letter to my friends in the PC(USA)”
Evangelical Tod Bolsinger, chair of the Mid-Councils Commission shared his heart in anticipation of the Fellowship of Presbyterians conference, held recently in Orlando, Fla.
“Like many who will gather in Orlando, I share many concerns about the state of our denomination. But,
Kashmir Shariah court order targets Christians
(ENInews) Churches in India have decried the verdict of an Islamic court in Kashmir that ordered the expulsion of Christians, including a Protestant pastor and a Dutch Catholic missionary, and recommended government control of Christian schools.
North Korean Christian leader dies
(ENInews) North Korean Christian leader the Rev. Kang Young-sup, 80, who worked for the reunification of North and South Korea, died Jan. 21, according to Chosen Tongshin Sa, a North Korean
news agency.
Film in review: “The Grey”
“The Grey” is one of those rare contemporary films that not only mention faith, but holds a significant and serious discussion about it.
Film in review: “Albert Nobbs”
Glenn Close has been trying to get this movie made for oh, about 30 years or so.
Interview with Glenn Close, star of “Albert Nobbs”
Ronald Salfen for The Presbyterian Outlook
Interview with Glenn Close, star of "Albert Nobbs":
Museum of Modern Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 8
Ronald Salfen: I just have one question. In order to play a man, did you have to take a stupid pill?
Film in review: “Young Adult”
Mavis Gary is a pathetic character, and yet, somehow, we care about her. She’s self-centered, delusional, amoral, depressed, addictive and self-destructive, but she wants so desperately for the world to be as she wants it to be, rather than how it is, that we almost wish it with her.
24 PC(USA) leaders issue ‘Letter of Reconciliation’
Louisville
Twenty-four leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) ― many of whom met in Orlando during a gathering which launched a new Reformed body ― have written a letter urging reconciliation between the denomination and the dissident group.
In Response to Rev William G. McAtee’s Comments on Union Presbyteries
Yes, there has been some serious discussion of “union presbyteries” in these past months. However, may I respectfully say to Rev. McAtee that “these are not your daddy’s union presbyteries”. They are not envisioned to address the same issues that created the first such presbyteries, nor will they necessarily take the same form.
New denomination remains a work in progress
ORLANDO, Fla. – While the Fellowship of Presbyterians has launched a new denomination, called the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (or ECO for short), some folks still have questions about exactly how things will work.