(RNS) The National Collegiate Athletic Association has banned the use of eye black with messages — a practice prominently used by former University of Florida star quarterback Tim Tebow to display Bible verses.
KATMANDU (ENI) Buddhist monks and Christian organizations are working with thousands of official rescue workers in China’s northwestern Qinghai province to rescue people missing still after a series of earthquakes killed almost 800 people.
Ovt 087 » Pby of San Fernando: Amend G-3.0103 and G-3.0111 of the New Form of Government to require committees of representation.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is being asked to authorize the retranslation of the entire Heidelberg Catechism to try and fix the translation of five specific questions — and more.
The Reverend David W.A. Taylor died on May 23, 2010, in Cary, N. C. He was an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), active in ecumenical and international relationships among churches.
Haiti’s poverty and problems run far deeper than the damage done by the recent earthquake, said General Assembly Moderator Bruce Reyes-Chow after his recent visit to the island nation.
TOKYO (ENI) -- Japan's Christian Council has urged U.S. churches to gain awareness, pray, and appeal to their government about the impact of a U.S. military base relocation in Okinawa, an archipelago south of Japan's main islands.
NAIROBI (ENI)--The president and the general secretary of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches have condemned political actions in Madagascar that they warn are curtailing freedom of expression and threaten the welfare of Malagasy citizens.
(ENI) -- The urgent need for a settlement to the impasse between Israelis and Palestinian is being highlighted by the World Council of Churches World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel.
EDINBURGH (ENI) -- Scotland should look forward to the world being a
better place and the Church united when it celebrates the 500th anniversary
of the Scottish Reformation in 50 years time, the new moderator of the
(Presbyterian) Church of Scotland, John Christie has said.
DUE WEST, S.C. — Dr. David A. Norman was chosen the 15th president of Erskine College and Seminary May 21 by unanimous vote of the Board of Trustees.
Sustainable farming and caring for the earth are spiritual practices, said farmer Joel Salatin, a self-described Christian, libertarian, environmentalist, capitalist, and lunatic.
GAMC releases list of positions impacted by budget
The General Assembly Mission Council has released adjusted numbers for the personnel decisions that accompanied last week's approval of the General Assembly Mission Council Ministry Plan and Budget for 2011-2012:
A sixth candidate for moderator of the 219th General Assembly is likely.
(ENI) — American lawmakers are raising questions about allegations by Kenyan churches that the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama is funding the government-backed "yes" campaign for a constitutional referendum in the East African country.
No, they are “essential parts of and active faith,” says Michael Jinkins in his new blog, “What high anxiety does to faith.”..
“Can you recite the Apostles’ Creed without crossing your fingers?” my friend asked.“Sure,” I answered. “I can now. Every last article.”My friend,..
Deborah F. Mullen has been named dean of the faculty/executive vice president at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., effective Oct. 1. Her appointment includes the faculty rank of associate professor of American Christianity and Black church studies.
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(RNS) As sex abuse scandals continue to roil the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI’s approval ratings have plummeted, according to a new study, with 44 percent of Americans saying he has done a “poor” job handling the issue.
(RNS) As Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens prepares to retire this summer, religious advocates are cheering his support of church-state separation and readying for the battle over his successor.
(RNS) Ruling in the case of a man who spoke with a pastor about allegations he sexually abused his daughters, the New Jersey Supreme Court said conversations with clergy are protected from disclosure if an “objectively reasonable penitent” would believe the discussions were privileged.
(RNS) Tariq Ramadan made his first public appearance in the United States on April 8 since the U.S. State Department barred entry to the controversial scholar and Islamic activist in 2004.
(RICHMOND, VA.) Preschoolers at Second Presbyterian Child Care Center have honored the memory of former student Ruby Harvey by planting a new rain garden in the north courtyard at the church.
Ovt 063 » Presbytery of Shenango: Support Missionary Funding.
Ovt 064 » Presbytery of Missouri Union: Amend W-2.3008b Regarding Baptism of Children.
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