Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video: Hispanic Protestants
Most Hispanics in the U.S. still call themselves Catholic, but more and more are joining Protestant churches, especially the younger generation. The..
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COMMENTARY: Naming rites link parents to God’s creative work
(RNS) Naming rites and rituals are seldom in the news — except, of course, when the person in question will be the..
PC(USA) Special Offerings to kick off Big Tent during Louisville Bats baseball game
LOUISVILLE - Enjoy a night at Louisville Slugger Field when the Louisville Bats play the Syracuse Chiefs July 31. The day before Big Tent,..
A letter to members of Congress from Stated Clerk Gradye Parsons: Advocating for a comprehensive Farm Bill, Parsons appeals to the witness of the 220th General Assembly (2012)
Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation at Big Tent features sermon by Carvalhaes
LOUISVILLE - During Big Tent, held here Aug. 1-3, the Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation will sponsor a luncheon and worship service featuring..
Invisible fences
We just recently installed an invisible fence in our yard. Then I discovered that keeping the dog contained in the yard wouldn’t..
Book review – The Ralph D. Winter Story: How One Man Dared to Shake Up World Missions
In February 2005, Time Magazine listed Ralph Winter (1924-2009) as one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America. Yet Winter, who..
Privacy—at risk of one’s soul?
In a seminar I did yesterday, one of those in attendance said, “It was brought up in our leadership council meeting that..
Use your head, heart, hands: Big Tent’s Theology, Worship, and Education Conference explores three vital aspects of Christian living
A safe space for the ‘big God questions’
HORSESHOE BAY, B.C. -- Before lunch arrived at the Olive and Anchor restaurant here, my Presbyterian friend Valarie told me she had “a..
800 left turns
Just because I don’t understand something doesn’t mean it’s worthless. NASCAR taught me that. For years I was proudly, arrogantly ignorant about..
Bookmark – The Doors of the Sea: Where was God in the Tsunami?
The Doors of the Sea: Where was God in the Tsunami? by David Bentley Hart. William B. Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Mich. 109..
Survey shows views on economics vary widely among religious groups
Americans have serious concerns about the economy – primarily about the lack of jobs (26 percent), the budget deficit (17 percent), rising..
Church office opposes travel restrictions
The Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is urging church members to oppose a congressional effort to further restrict..
OneTable, many theologies? Fuller Theological Seminary opens its doors to LGBT student group
Dodgeball
Walking into the hot, humid gym, I was instantly surrounded by a chaotic mob of youth in brightly colored jerseys. Some were..
Egypt: Security forces abandon Coptic Christians during deadly attack in Luxor
Security forces stood by and failed to intervene during a brutal attack on Coptic Christians in Luxor, Amnesty International said in a briefing..
Christian Parents Who Fled Germany To Home-School Kids To Appeal Asylum Case To Supreme Court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys for Christian parents who fled Germany in order to home school their children but have been denied U.S...
Egypt must protect Christians from turmoil-rights groups
CAIRO, July 23 (Reuters) - Security forces must do more to protect Egypt's Christian minority in the turmoil following the military overthrow of Islamist..
More Light Presbyterians Announces Alex McNeill as New Executive Director
Editorial – Stewards of the mysteries
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. (I Corinthians 4:1 -..
Malaysian Muslims ask Vatican to recall envoy over use of “Allah”
BANGKOK, Thailand (RNS) The Vatican’s first envoy to Muslim-majority Malaysia should quit and go back to Rome, angry Malaysian Islamists said after..
Confessions of a Privileged Progressive Presbyterian
“No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior. All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them” ― Elie Wiesel..
Christian bails Muslims out of Nigerian jail
Most victimized in Syria? Young Christian women
Syria’s young Christian women are bearing the biggest brunt of the two-year-old civil war, according to a human rights group. The report..
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