An Independent Abuse Review Panel investigating sexual and physical abuse involving the children of Presbyterian missionaries serving in Africa and Asia has publicly named six people that it determined had abused children.
Richmond pastor, Richard Haney, reflects on what was and wasn't a part of the recent Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa. If you missed his earlier reports from Cape Town, they are also available as Outlook blogs. Click here to read the full article.
The Covenant Network of Presbyterians annual conference November 4-6, 2010 in Houston, Texas, became a family reunion of sorts as more than 200 people gathered to explore further the network's goal of working "toward a church as generous and just as God's grace."
Pamela Byers, who has served as executive director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians since it was founded in 1997, has announced that she will retire next summer.
Washington, D.C. (RNS) — Ancient Israelites drank not only wine but also beer, according to a Biblical scholar at Xavier University, a Roman Catholic school in Louisiana.
New York (ENI) — U.S. atheists and agnostics are among the groups that scored highest in a recent survey of knowledge of world religions by the Washington-based Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life. U.S. Jews and Mormons also got top marks.
Kansas City (RNS) — Usually known for serving 24/7 breakfasts, the International House of Pancakes has instead served a lawsuit to the International House of Prayer, a Missouri church, for trademark infringement.
Washington, D.C. (RNS) —The number of people in poverty in America increased to its highest recorded point last year, and the poverty rate has risen to its highest level since 1994.
Vatican City (RNS) — Mother Mary MacKillop, a 19th-century Australian nun who was canonized on Oct. 17, is being touted by some Catholics as the Patron Saint of Whistleblowers.
Jerusalem (RNS) — Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders have removed barriers separating men and women from a Jerusalem street after Israel’s High Court of Justice ruled that the tall screens were illegal.
The Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of Lakes and Prairies has ruled that John Knox Presbytery did not commit irregularities when it voted in February 2010 to approve for ordination Scott Anderson, a gay man in a long-term committed relationship.
An Independent Abuse Review Panel investigating sexual and physical abuse involving the children of Presbyterian missionaries serving in Africa and Asia has publicly named six people it determined had abused children.
LOUISVILLE — An Independent Abuse Review Panel investigating reports of physical and sexual abuse in church boarding schools has documented 30 cases of abuse from 1950 to 1990.
LOUISVILLE, KY.—Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s General Assembly Mission Council (GAMC) today (Oct. 8) apologized to 30 people who were physically or sexually abused between 1950 and 1990 in overseas mission situations, many of which were schools or boarding facilities.
LOUISVILLE – The General Assembly Mission Council moved briskly through its business today (Oct. 8) – leaving more time for small-group discussion on matters not up for a vote. Here is some of what the council considered.
LOUISVILLE — The largest survey of worshippers ever conducted in the United States shows that “there is more gray hair in Presbyterian pews today” than in 2001 —Presbyterian worshippers are on average 17 years older than adults in general in the country — and that Presbyterian congregations are getting smaller and experiencing more financial stress than they were nine years ago.
