“My country – right or wrong” is wrong, says church ethicist
Why does history matter?
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Throughout history, relations between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and its Reformed brothers and sisters have never been, well, cordial.
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The long procession of cars with headlights on and flashers blazing was moving at a funereal snail’s pace toward what the uninitiated assumed would be a gravesite.
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It was Sunday morning, time for church.
A gentle reminder
I went to the movies recently to be entertained and I ended up being spiritually inspired.
Metrics include WHAT and HOW WELL
Metrics sound dull, maybe even irritating.
Movies in review
Race to Witch Mountain is about a Las Vegas cab driver, played by Dwayne Johnson, discovering that the two children who just appear in the back seat of his taxi are actually aliens, they just look like ordinary kids.
ANC accuses Tutu of ‘sacrilege’ over criticism of “Zuma presidency”
(ENI)--South Africa's ruling African National Congress has lambasted Nobel Peace Price laureate Desmond Tutu accusing the former Anglican archbishop of Cape Town of "blasphemy" after he said he did not look forward to ANC president Jacob Zuma becoming the country's head of state.
Publisher set to launch new Web site for PC(USA) leaders in June; sales increased in 2008
LOUISVILLE — Despite the faltering U.S. economy, the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (PPC) has announced that sales increased in 2008.
End criminalization of homosexuality, says Jesuit AIDS activist
(ENI)--A Zambian AIDS activist and Jesuit priest, Michael Kelly, has called for the decriminalization of same-sex relations, and said that the existence of laws banning such relations was fanning the spread of HIV-AIDS.
Japanese ‘water buffalo’ theologian remembered
(ENI) Kosuke Koyama, a Japanese Christian theologian who was a proponent of contextual theologies rooted in the experiences of everyday people, is being remembered for his far-sighted commitment to religious pluralism, dialogue, and peace.
Protestants in northern Germany to form united church by 2012
(ENI-epd) Germany's senior Protestant bishop has hailed a decision by three regional Protestant churches in northern Germany to form a united church that will stretch from the Danish border to Poland.
U.S. president ‘tried to convert’ Soviet leader Gorbachev
(ENI)--Former U.S. president Ronald Reagan tried to convert the last leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, to Christianity during a Moscow summit in May 1988, according to a new biography of the late U.S. head of state.
Religious and secular warnings on UN religious defamation vote
GENEVA — (ENI) Religious and secular organizations have expressed concern that a new United Nations resolution to protect religious ideologies may do so at the expense of freedom of expression.
Presbymergents seek purpose for new, relevant faith expressions
It’s not uncommon, seminarian Neal Locke says, for people to ask, “What is Presbymergent?”
GAPJC tells synod to reconsider restoration
The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area did not make a mistake when it voted in January 2008 to restore the ordination of Paul Capetz, an openly gay theology professor who will not promise that he will live in celibacy, the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission has ruled.
Face to face@presbymergent gathering in Louisville
Members of the Presbymergent Coordinating Group gathered in Louisville February 17-19 to, among other things, meet face to face for the first time.
Poll: U.S. is blessed, but not always a blessing in the world
(RNS) Six in 10 Americans think the U.S. is “uniquely blessed” by God, but a higher percentage — almost eight in 10 – think the country sometimes does more harm than good when it relates to the rest of the world, according to a new study on religion and America’s role in the world.
Ecclesial Economics: Musings on money and ministry
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own and distribute the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” (Luke 18:22)
Accountability starts here, starts now
How do the sayings go?
History and helping: Presbyterian youth groups at inauguration
No one was making hotel reservations for the 2009 presidential inauguration week in 2007 when the youth, parents, and advisors of Central Church in Atlanta, Ga., decided to make Washington, D.C. the site of their next mission trip.
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What would Jesus have put on his Facebook page?