The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has dropped its prohibition on ordaining sexually active gays and lesbians – prompting some to rejoice in a move towards equality and others to lament what they see as the denomination’s spiritual decline.
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Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, a Presbyterian conference center in Texas, has named Richard H. “Dick” Powell Jr. as its new president and chief 
executive office.
(11:45 am) 10-A update: reports say 26 in favor 37 opposed in Western Kentucky
Chicago, May 6, 2011—McCormick Theological Seminary’s Board of Trustees has elected Frank M. Yamada as its tenth president. Dr. Yamada, who will assume the presidency on July 1, succeeds the Rev. Dr. Cynthia M. Campbell, who is retiring.
The leaders of “The Fellowship” have downgraded the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s threat alert.
Tossing ‘fidelity and chastity’ rule would open a new set of questions
So what will it mean for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) if the ordination rules change?
LOUISVILLE - The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s Big Tent conference will be held in Indianapolis after all, now that potential conflicts with proposed immigration legislation have been worked out.
In the aftermath of tornadoes that swept through the Southeast last week, killing more than 340 people and leaving homes, businesses and lives devastated in Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere, Presbyterians are helping with prayer, concern and material relief.
When the emergency sirens stopped blaring in Alabama and the power of the storm was finally spent, the questions came quickly. Who’s been hurt or killed? What’s damaged? What’s left? Who needs our help?
… Fellow skeptics of evolution: we have to avoid bringing God into the science classroom. ... Let’s confine our efforts to insisting..
We've done a good bit of relief work, including sending a 4 ton truck up north full of clothes, blankets, water, and food. We've also raised nearly $30,000 in funds which we are sending to National Christian Council in Japan, which is helping in the hardest hit areas.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.
As part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea, the General Assembly Mission Council of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will hold its September 2012 meeting in Seoul, South Korea.
Ask 100 American residents what happened in 1812, and 98 will probably say, “the War of 1812.” But two of the 100 just might say, “A new Presbyterian seminary.” The two could well be speaking of different schools, however, for that year brought the launch of both Princeton Theological Seminary in New Jersey and Union Theological Seminary (now Union Presbyterian Seminary) in Virginia.
NEW YORK (ENI) Anti-Christian violence in Pakistan continued unabated as two Christians were shot and killed and two were wounded after Muslim youths allegedly attacked them outside a church building in Hyderabad on March 22.
TORONTO (ENI) Some church leaders in the United States are promoting a decades-old idea of Western and Orthodox Christians sharing a common Easter and celebrating the holy day on a fixed date every year.
Grace and peace to all of you. I was baptized as an infant at First Presbyterian Church, Billings, Montana. I was taught faith, Scripture, the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and confirmed at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sulphur, Louisiana.
Almost immediately after the White Paper of the Presbyterian Fellowship appeared, intense reaction followed. Two phrases seemed to attract the most concern. The mention of bringing together a group of theologically “like-minded” people created a powerful reaction in a denomination that has learned to prize its theological pluralism. In another column we can ponder that idea. The other incendiary phrase was “deathly ill,” which was used to describe the prognosis of the PCUSA. Who said “deathly ill” and upon what basis? That prognosis came from me. Let me tell you why.
UPDATED APRIL 19, 2011 – The Presbytery of deChristo voted on Saturday to a 62-62 tie – which counts as a collective “no” vote – becoming the third presbytery to turn away from supporting elimination of the fidelity-chastity ordination requirement (in 2009 it voted 59-48 to overturn the policy).
This may be the year when the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) opens the door to the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF
A federal judge has delayed proceedings in a lawsuit over tax breaks on pastors’ housing allowances until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in another case that targets tax benefits for religious institutions.
A minister’s televised call to Christ inspired the last steps of Ron Lee’s long journey from the pop music industry in his native Hawaii to the pastorate of a small Presbyterian church in North Carolina.
“In A Better World” (“Haevnen”) is a Danish film about two families that intersect dramatically through their children, a situation that a lot of people can relate to. It’s also about peace-loving people trying to deal with the violence all around them, which almost everyone can identify with.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky judge has dismissed a California man’s lawsuit against the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), saying the man had waited too long to file a court claim that he suffered sexual abuse at a Presbyterian-run boarding school in Africa.
PHOENIX
Sometimes change can be messy and chaotic, and the Big Tent Christianity Conference in Phoenix Feb. 10-11 was a bit of both.
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