2002
General Assembly
June
15-22 in Columbus, Ohio
General
Assembly news
Assembly
requires no compliance to constitution
June 24, 2002
Commissioners
spurn marriage amendment
June 23, 2002
Assembly
asks moderator to be a bridge-builder
June 23, 2002
Assembly
sanctions late-term abortions
June 23, 2002
Pastoral
resources for women who have had abortions approved
June 23, 2002
Commissioners
reject study regarding life issues
June 23, 2002
Instead
of missionaries, assembly spends on causes
June 23, 2002
Assembly
approves resolution on sexuality, discrimination
June 23, 2002
Curriculum
debate ends in approval for material
June 21, 2002
Commissioners
overwhelmingly reject restoring missionary cuts
June 21, 2002
Briefly:
Hispanic
ministry celebrates 'opportunity'
June 21, 2002
Presbyterian
executive gets second four-year term
June 21, 2002
General
Assembly, not moderator, to elect future nominating committees
June 21, 2002
Publishing
unit gets another reprieve to revise sexuality curriculum
June 21, 2002
GA
briefs:
Sacramental
theology and practice study approved
June 20, 2002
Assembly
approves celebration of the Confession of 1967
June 20, 2002
Assembly
reaffirms voluntary nature of per-capita giving
June 20, 2002
General
Assembly declares Jesus alone Savior and Lord
June 20, 2002
Assembly
speaker makes appeal for U.S. children
June 20, 2002
Assembly
confirms seminary appointment
June 20, 2002
New
ecumenical leader sees progress in ending racism
June 20, 2002
Adoption
coverage will be studied
June 20, 2002
Commissioners
approve continued funding for
World Alliance of Reformed Churches
June 20, 2002
Committee
approves statement endorsing late-term abortion
June 20, 2002
$40-million
fundraising campaign endorsed
June 20, 2002
Debate
on biennial assemblies is a whimper compared to past
June 20, 2002
Biennial
general assemblies approved
June 20, 2002
Worshipers
encouraged to be faithful to God's Word
June 19, 2002
Committee
recommends 2003 budget approval; attempt to trade
curriculum for missionaries fails
June 19, 2002
Move to
amend Book of Order to speed up vote tallies defeated
June 19, 2002
4
overtures seeking super-majority votes to amend Book of Order
are rejected
June 19, 2002
Committee
takes strong stance against child sex-abuse cases
June 19, 2002
Ministry
committee backs the ordination of educators
June 19, 2002
Confession
of 1967 gets top billing by committee
June 19, 2002
G.A.
committee maintains status quo on per capita
June 18, 2002
Parliamentary
ax falls on call for listing essential tenets
June 18, 2002
Does the
human fetus experience pain?
June 18, 2002
Ordination
overture scuttled; minority report to be submitted
June 18, 2002
Panel
backs proposal to include Scriptural allusions in Book of Order
June 18, 2002
Panel
endorses clarification on investigating committees
June 18, 2002
Committee
endorses plan to amend minister terminology in Book of Order
June 18, 2002
G.A.
committee ponders proposed budget cuts
June 18, 2002
Mixed
reaction greets idea of biennial assemblies
June 18, 2002
Overture
seeking to ensure church ends defiance of constitution rejected
June 18, 2002
Panel
endorses biennial assemblies starting in 2006
June 18, 2002
Committee
affirms statement saying Jesus Christ is the Lord
June 18, 2002
Abu-Akel
selects as vice moderator woman elder who nominated him
June 17, 2002
God
changed enemies into friends, Rogers says
June 17, 2002
User-friendly
liturgical readings are endorsed
June 17, 2002
Presbyterian
'progressives' told to build up intellectual capital
June 17, 2002
Fahed
Abu-Akel elected moderator of 214th General Assembly
June 16, 2002
'Only in
America,' new moderator says
June 16, 2002
Commissioners
urged to revise Book of Order, OK fundraiser
June 16, 2002
Stated
clerk warns of 'train wreck' unless changes are made
June 16, 2002
Kidnapper's
story springboard for plea to support fundraising plan
June 16, 2002
Rogers
ends tenure reasserting his claim as 'confessing moderator'
June 16, 2002
Pre-General
Assembly news
Guest commentary
Imagine…
"PCUSA refers Jesus to task force!"
June 11, 2002
Clerk's
report on dissent case doesn't mention noncompliance
May 29, 2002
Two
PCUSA bodies ambush overture on paying per-capita
May 24, 2002
Overture
calls for enforcement of church court's order in 2000
May 16, 2002
Constitution-defying
pastor is assembly commissioner
May 6, 2002
Overtures
seek cooling off period, tougher rules on amendments
April 10, 2002
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