Further reflections on Scott Anderson Ordination
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Scott Anderson ordained
MADISON, WISC (October 8, 2011) - In a service spanning nearly two hours this morning, Scott Anderson was ordained as a teaching elder.
Commission: ‘No’ to synods. ‘Maybe’ to non-geographic presbyteries
– The General Assembly Middle Governing Bodies Commission has voted not to recommend that the General Assembly change the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to allow non-geographic presbyteries.
Appeal to be filed to challenge Larges ruling
Lisa Larges’ ordination remains on hold.
Crossing boundaries: Should presbyteries remain bound by the map?
INDIANAPOLIS – Should the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) allow the creation of non-geographic presbyteries?
Ferguson heading to nondenominational church
Doug Ferguson, head-of-staff pastor of 3,600-member Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston, has announced plans to become pastor of Mountaintop Community Church in Birmingham, Ala. Reformation Sunday, October 30, will be his last in the Houston church.
Hippies, military industrialists and fellowships of Presbyterians
It wasn’t easy surviving the 1960s. Not only did the nation heave after the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK. Not only did we convulse over our struggle to integrate.
Poll: N.Y. may be more spiritual, but not because of 9/11
(RNS) New York-area residents are more spiritually active since 9/11, a new survey shows, but the uptick in faith may be a matter of coincidence rather than a religious response to the terrorist attacks.
What did you think?
Editor's note: The following is a sampling of responses to the meeting of the Fellowship of Presbyterians.
The pope has died …
Rev. John Stott died at 3:15 p.m. at his apartment near All Souls Church on the West End of London on July 27, 2011.
Why does Jesus matter?
Sometimes in the Christian life it’s crucial (a word, aptly enough, rooted in the cross) to take a few steps back and ask again the foundational question of our faith:
Naked Spirituality: A Life with God in Twelve Simple Words
by Brian McLaren
Harper One. 288 pages
reviewed by RYAN S. T. BYERS
Christian spiritual practices are rooted in the deep of well of our faith.
Broken Words: The Abuse of Science and Faith in American Politics
by Jonathan Dudley
New York: Crown Publishers. 208 pages
reviewed by JOHN BUSH
Jonathan Dudley is a young man on a mission, and in “Broken Words” he makes a significant contribution to fulfilling it.
Protestant denomination to ordain openly gay minister in Madison
Twenty-one years ago, Scott Anderson had a choice. He could continue to serve as a Presbyterian minister but hide his identity as a gay man. Or he could leave the ministry and live, as he says, "with a sense of integrity" about who he is.
Interview with Anna Kendrick of “50/50”
Interviewer: How was the Q & A last night after the screening?
Film in review: “50/50”
This movie is going to struggle to find an audience, but for the viewer willing to adjust expectation, it’s well worth the visit.
Film in review: “Breaking the Press”
As a pastor, it’s a very delicate thing to criticize faith-based movies. In a week where “50/50” is being released, which is Hollywood’s story about a young man who contracts cancer, where stunningly neither God nor faith is ever mentioned by anyone, here we have the opposite end of the spectrum: We’re playing high school basketball, and religion permeates the entire film.
Film in review: “I Don’t Know How She Does It”
This movie is so extremely “chicky-flicky” that it will struggle to attract any male viewers at all, but perhaps this niche market is so strong that it doesn’t really need the males, which, actually, is part of the point.
Interview with Jonah Hill of “Moneyball” Dallas, Texas, September 15, 2011
Interviewer: What was it like working with Brad Pitt?
Jonah Hill: It was amazing. Look, you get a part like this, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for an actor to star alongside this icon, as well as the other great people in this film, and it was like a dream.
Film in review: “Machine Gun Preacher”
It’s hard to know what to make of “Machine Gun Preacher.”
Film in review: “Restless”
The story line of “Restless” is not one that will cause people to flock to the movie theaters: terminally ill teenage girl meets high school dropout guy who crashes the funerals of strangers. They spend some time together before she succumbs to her illness.
PC(USA) leaders call for release of Iranian pastor
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (PNS) Top leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have called on the Iranian government to release the Rev. Yousef Nadarkhani, a 33-year-old minister of the Church of Iran and pastor of a 400-member congregation in the city of Rasht, who was sentenced to death in November 2010 by a state court for apostasy (abandonment of a religion) and evangelizing Muslims.
Journalist says partisan politics affects role of faith groups
New York (ENI) Partisan politics has disrupted the role of the U.S. religious community in debates about the nation's future, says a prominent broadcast journalist and former White House communications director.
First Candidate for Moderator of the 2012 General Assembly
The first candidate for moderator of the 2012 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been announced. The Presbytery of Elizabeth has endorsed Neal D. Presa, a teaching elder and the pastor of Middlesex Presbyterian church in New Jersey since 2003.
Why Does Jesus Matter?
Sometimes in the Christian life it’s crucial (a word, aptly enough, rooted in the cross) to take a few steps back and ask again the foundational question of our faith:
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