Conventional wisdom
After reading reports from the Episcopal Church’s recent General Convention in Anaheim, Calif., I was reminded that church conventions aren’t “the church,” any more than Congress is “the nation.”
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Film in review: “The Time-Traveler’s Wife”
OK, first of all, you can’t do time travel in the movies without suffering from the illogical.
Reforming health care system can’t wait, says Gradye Parsons
LOUISVILLE — Gradye Parsons, stated clerk of the General Assembly, has issued the following statement in light of the national attention on health care reform:
Catholic sisters meet amid Vatican probes
NEW ORLEANS — The nation's largest umbrella group for Roman Catholic sisters opened its annual meeting here Aug. 11, marking the first formal gathering of members since the Vatican launched two unprecedented inquiries into their communities.
Church group urges truth commission on Zimbabwe violence
(ENI) — A grouping of church organizations and Christian leaders in Zimbabwe has called for the creation of a commission to hear cases of political violence and determine punishment for perpetrators, and compensation for victims.
Heirs apparent
“What did the Calvinist say after falling down the stairs?”
Wonders among you: Women stand up for change
Editor’s Note: As the Outlook goes to press, the Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women in Louisville, Ky., is at its midpoint.
Presbyterian Women vote to go it alone
LOUISVILLE – Presbyterian Women has voted to incorporate as a non-profit corporation, which would have a “covenant relationship” with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) but would be a separate organization with control over its own finances and affairs.
Hope for Re-Forming the ministry
Fold together 50 Presbyterian pastors, seminary professors and governing body leaders.
Pondering and partying with Calvin
Sentimentality for a bygone era may have helped draw some of the participants. The promise of birthday cake – “Happy 500th!” – started the salivating.
Looking back on 150 years of Presbyterianism in Brazil
Ashbel Green Simonton was the last of the many children in a very devout and close-knit Presbyterian family in Pennsylvania.
Bilingual Blessings
“No foreigners!” yelled the Dutchman.
Twitter: Building pride or building community?
The emergence of social networking tools is an opportunity for the church to remain relevant and in-touch with Gen Xers and Millennials, the future of the faith.
Portals, icons, thresholds, and the Internet
Portals. Preachers sometimes talk about portals during the Easter season, as Jesus’ passing through the grave causes us to ponder the threshold between life and death and life again.
A difficult question
I couldn’t make this up. A reader writes:
Confederate flag sparks boycott of S. Carolina by black U.S. church members
(ENI) — African American members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a U.S.-based Protestant denomination, are joining other church bodies in boycotting the state of South Carolina for displaying the Confederate flag on the state capitol grounds.
Film in review: “Aliens In The Attic”
This is one of those kid-oriented films where the adults are dorky, disinterested, or distracted, which leaves the important things up to the children.
Archbishop Tutu mends fences with South Africa President Zuma
(ENI)--Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who strongly opposed Jacob Zuma becoming president of South Africa, says he should be given a chance to prove himself in office.
Pakistan churches to hold day of protest on August 11
(ENI) — Pakistan churches have announced a day of protest on August 11 against the recent killing of Christians in central Punjab, and threats against their members in the Muslim-majority nation.
German church opens Web site to mark ‘peaceful revolution’
(ENI) —The Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) is encouraging parishes to commemorate the "peaceful revolution" of 1989 that marked the end of communism in eastern Europe and prepared the way for the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Nigerian Christian body warns on death of Islamic “sect” leader
(ENI) — The Christian Association of Nigeria has criticized the killing of an Islamic leader whose followers set off riots in northern Nigeria that claimed hundreds of lives and caused extensive property damage.
U.S. Episcopalians propose more gay bishops, testing Anglicans
(ENI/RNS) — Two dioceses of the U.S. Episcopal (Anglican) Church have nominated gay and lesbian priests to become bishops, testing the denomination's place within the global Anglican Communion.
“Objectionable actions” prompt Beaver-Butler declaration
Beaver-Butler Presbytery, convinced that the 2008 General Assembly had committed a series of “objectionable actions,” has issued a “Theological Declaration”
Pakistan church schools closed in protest at attack on Christians
NEW DELHI (ENI) — Church schools and other Christian institutions in Karachi have closed in protest at the killing of Christians in Pakistan's central Punjab region in a mob attack.
Continue defense of religious liberty, Baptists urged at anniversary
Utrecht, Netherlands (ENI) — Four hundred years after the first Baptist congregation was established, the movement's followers have been challenged to continue championing religious liberty.
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