The Layman Online http://www.layman.org A Publication of the Presbyterian Lay Committee Fri, 17 May 2013 17:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Global infographics with Gospel Importance http://www.layman.org/global-infographics-with-gospel-importance/ http://www.layman.org/global-infographics-with-gospel-importance/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:20:31 +0000 Carmen Fowler LaBerge http://www.layman.org/?p=61245 Infographics can say a lot with only a few inches of pixels, conveying both raw information as well as analysis and perspective. They especially work well in situations...

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]]> http://www.layman.org/island-church-leaves-pcusa/feed/ 1 New Mexico Presbyterians support same-sex marriage http://www.layman.org/new-mexico-presbyterians-support-same-sex-marriage/ http://www.layman.org/new-mexico-presbyterians-support-same-sex-marriage/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:47 +0000 Paula R. Kincaid http://www.layman.org/?p=61258 Twenty-one Presbyterian clergy in New Mexico have signed a statement in support of same-sex marriage. The statement is part of a joint public education campaign “Why Marriage Matters...

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