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European Court reprimands Romania over Catholic minority
WARSAW (ENI) — In a ruling that could affect similar disputes, a European court has ordered the government of Romania to compensate a Greek Catholic parish for failing to return to the parish properties seized from it under communist rule.
European Court reprimands Romania over Catholic minority
WARSAW (ENI) — In a ruling that could affect similar disputes, a European court has ordered the government of Romania to compensate a Greek Catholic parish for failing to return to the parish properties seized from it under communist rule.
Lithuania steps into European crucifix debate
(ENI) — Lithuania has come out in support of Italy in its efforts to revise a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights that obliges state schools throughout Italy to remove crucifixes from classrooms.
Online archive opens the Reformers’ works at U.S. seminary
(ENI/RNS) — Some surprises started unfolding when a team of Calvin Theological Seminary professors and graduate students in Grand Rapids, Mich., recently launched the Post-Reformation Digital Library.
New evangelical group calls for cancellation of Haiti’s debt
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new organization of progressive evangelicals has formed, calling for complete cancellation of Haiti's foreign debt in order to aid an already-fragile economy devastated by a Jan. 12 earthquake.
WCC head to tell Davos meeting Haiti debt should be cancelled
GENEVA (ENI) — World Council of Church General Secretary Olav Fykse Tveit is to tell the World Economic Forum at its upcoming meeting in Davos, Switzerland, that Haiti's foreign debt must be immediately and unconditionally cancelled.
Christians, Muslims blame each other as Nigeria relaxes curfew
(ENI) — A curfew in Jos, a city in the central part of Nigeria, has been relaxed a week after interreligious violence erupted and left about 500 people dead.
Four beatitudes for congregational leadership
A few weeks ago I led a workshop with the pastoral staff and lay leadership of St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, a grand and historic congregation in the Uptown, or University area, of New Orleans.
Butins to co-pastor Arkansas church
Philip W. Butin and his wife, Jan Butin, have accepted a call to serve as co-pastors of First United Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, Ark., effective March 1.
Breaking news: Same gender marriage committee concludes inconclusively
The General Assembly Special Committee on Civil Union and Christian Marriage has approved its final report — ending its journey with civility..
So what about the Muslims?
Switzerland votes to disallow the construction of minarets (see p. 16).
Poll: Americans credit poverty passage to Obama, not Bible
(RNS) - More Americans believe a statement about giving “justice to the poor and homeless” came from President Barack Obama instead of its true source, the Bible.
Laird Stuart named SFTS interim president
Laird J. Stuart, pastor of Calvary Church in San Francisco, Calif. 1993-2010, has been elected interim president of San Francisco Theological Seminary effective March 1.
Harold Kurtz, PC(USA) missions advocate, dies
LOUISVILLE (PNS) Harold Kurtz, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s preeminent evangelist to peoples without the gospel around the world, died of brain cancer Dec. 18 in Portland, Ore., surrounded by his family. He was 85.
Many Protestant pastors say “Islam is a dangerous religion”
Two-thirds of Protestant pastors believe Islam is a dangerous religion, according to survey results recently released by the Southern Baptist-affiliated LifeWay Research.
NIH approves stem cell lines as Obama revamps bioethics panel
WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS) The National Institutes of Health has approved the first human embryonic stem cell lines for research after President Barack Obama lifted Bush-era bans on such research last March.
New Orleans clergy unite on a common message: Thou Shalt Be Civil
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) A standing group of about two dozen area clergy — Christian, Jewish, and Muslim — is circulating a “Faith Statement on Public Discourse.”
Vacation Bible School for adults?
Presbyterians are known for emphasizing life-long learning. Though Vacation Bible School can be an opportunity to provide adult learning, most churches do not take advantage of that opportunity.
Not only for six-year-olds: VBS for the ‘tween set
“Oh look,” the mom announces as she picks up the flyer off the kitchen counter.
Swiss Religious leaders “deplore” vote to ban minarets
GENEVA (ENI) Religious leaders in Switzerland and abroad have warned that a referendum in which Swiss citizens voted for a constitutional ban on the building of minarets in their country undermines social harmony.
VBS? Yes , but are they learning anything?
Sometimes Vacation Bible School can look and feel like barely controlled chaos. But the Spirit of God is hovering over those swirling children and dazzled teachers, creating a community of faith our Savior must thoroughly enjoy dancing around in. So it is undeniably fun, but what are they learning?
Swiss aren’t only ones to resist minarets
(RNS) When Switzerland recently voted to ban the construction of minaret towers at mosques, some observers interpreted it as an expression of European xenophobia that would never find a home in multicultural America.
A Book of Silence
Counterpoint Press. San Francisco, Calif. 2008. 304 pages. By: Sara Maitland
Sunday soteriology
Some weeks ago, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, preached at a Kansas City area church. So I went to the early service and, at the Communion rail, received the body and blood of Christ.