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The Synod Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies has issued a stay of enforcement in a case involving Scott D. Anderson, a gay man who lives in a committed relationship with a partner and who has been approved for ordination by John Knox Presbytery.
Presbyterians who are wondering how they can help with earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti are being encouraged to provide funds for seeds – because having more seeds available quickly for the spring planting season could make a big difference in meeting hunger needs in Haiti in the months to come.
A new lawsuit was filed yesterday (March 15) in Greenville, S.C., against the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church by two Erskine College trustees and the executive committee of the Erskine Alumni Association.
Erskine College/Seminary in Due West, S.C., has sued the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church over its removal last week of nearly half the members of its board of trustees, according to The Greenville News, Greenville, S.C.
The final pieces of the 150-page report of the Middle East Study Group to the General Assembly have now been released – including the group’s 30 recommendations.
(ENI) — South African theologian Steve de Gruchy, who died in a river accident near the Drakensberg mountains, has been hailed as a pioneer in church activism, economic and ecological justice.
The new director of public witness at the Washington Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be J. Herbert Nelson II, a Presbyterian pastor from Memphis.
For further reading:
Blankenhorn, David. The Future of Marriage. Encounter Books, 2007.
A guest commentary by Kazimierz Bern
Gay marriage will not undermine families or the institution of marriage.
Is it a needed course correction for Erskine College and Theological Seminary in Due West, S.C. – essential for its theological integrity and fulfillment of its Christian mission?
The Middle East Study Group has released another part of its report – this time, with sections relating to theological views.
“How can two walk together unless they be agreed?” Amos’ question (3:3-KJV) seems rhetorical, the answer self-evident. But his question begs another: to what degree must the two agree?
HARISSA, LEBANON
Delegates to the Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) voted unanimously last month to adopt a statement urging member churches to ordain women as pastors.
WASHINGTON (ENI/RNS) A U.S. immigration judge has granted political asylum to a Christian family from Germany who wants to home-school its children.
CAPE TOWN (ENI) Two Christian political parties have urged South African President Jacob Zuma to resign for fathering a child out-of-wedlock, saying he is undermining government efforts to fight HIV and AIDS.
GRAND RAPIDS (RNS) Some surprises started unfolding when a team of Calvin Theological Seminary professors and graduate students recently launched the Post-Reformation Digital Library.
WICHITA (RNS) The Kansas church where abortion provider Dr. George Tiller was shot to death reacted to the murderer’s guilty verdict in the killing by praying that houses of worship be places of peace.
Singapore (ENI) Churches in Malaysia have been full of worshipers despite attacks against Christian places of worship in recent months in a dispute about the use of the word “Allah” by non-Muslim minorities.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican office responsible for health care matters has acknowledged that it stopped work on a long-expected study of condoms and AIDS and that “nothing serious” was done on the project.
LOUISVILLE
The General Assembly Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage has approved its final report — ending its journey with civility and mutual respect, but also with the clear possibility of a minority report.
The Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Union and Christian Marriage hammered out its final report over the weekend of January 23 -24. I attended those meetings as an observer.
Four times in the last five chapters of the Book of Judges we read that there was no king in Israel, and that all the people did what was right in their own eyes.
This crowd needed to hear only one thing to fall in love all over again with singer-songwriter Amy Grant, and it wasn’t a particular song she might sing.
NASHVILLE (PNS)
Jann Treadwell’s background might not be typical of church educators. She didn’t go to Sunday school or Vacation Bible School. She went to only one youth group meeting. And she didn’t major in education in college.
We all have worn, unhelpful tapes winding through our thoughts, and church leaders do as well. One tape they need to stop playing is we-all-need-to-be-together-in-one-place.
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