2003
General Assembly
May
24-31, 2003 in Denver, Colo.
General
Assembly news
The
20/20 General Assembly: Little done to end hemorrhage
June 2, 2003
General
Assembly ducks role in enforcing constitution
June 2, 2003
Commissioners
decide to leave ordination issue in hands of 'PUP'
June 2, 2003
Denomination
will explore recommending Alpha Program as resource for evangelism
June 2, 2003
Per
capita increased to $5.51 per member
June 2, 2003
Commissioners
vote to ban for-profit private prisons
May 30, 2003
'Families'
paper referred
May 30, 2003
Communion
by the handful produces gasps and lessons
May 30, 2003
Speaker:
Sexual addiction a church-wide problem
May 30, 2003
Affinity
group rule has implied threat
May 30, 2003
Commissioners
approve report on PHEWA with little discussion
May 30, 2003
Mission
campaign reports pledges totaling $6 million
May 30, 2003
PCUSA
publishing arm sends $13,500 in books to overseers
May 30, 2003
Assembly
Again Blesses Partial-Birth Abortion Commissioners seek 'sensitive'
ways to describe killing little children
May 30, 2003
Death Wish
May 30, 2003
General
Assembly votes to retain incest, rape as allowable conditions for
late-term abortion
May 30, 2003
Board
of Pensions to continue paying for partial-birth abortions
May 30, 2003
General
Assembly votes not to increase percentage of YADS at 2006 assembly
May 30, 2003
General
Assembly approves biennial assemblies, again
May 30, 2003
Hurdle
is raised for called meeting of General Assembly
May 30, 2003
The
Obituary Assembly
May 30, 2003
Dark Times
May 30, 2003
Presbyterian
panel OKs gay ordination
May 29, 2003
Ordination
standards: committee previews plenary debate
May 29, 2003
It’s
All About Priorities--The Bottom Line of the Mission Budget
May 29, 2003
Assembly
approves resolution on Israel/Palestine after committee softens,
balances its language
May 29, 2003
Dooling:
Tell Jesus the whole truth and you will leave here in peace
May 29, 2003
PCUSA
will continue life-support for WCC
May 29, 2003
Calvin-aided
confession is now 'approved' reading
May 29, 2003
Leader
says Theological Task Force won't 'slug it out'
May 29, 2003
Task
force authorized to bar observers from its discussions
May 29, 2003
Three
Sisters call for therapists, not faith healers
May 29, 2003
Report
backs calling on Israel 'to end the occupation now'
May 28, 2003
Panels
approve resolutions targeting world issues
May 28, 2003
General
Assembly to be asked to ban press from task force debates
May 28, 2003
Panel
recommends 'pastoral resources' for GLBTs
May 28, 2003
Committee
votes to address defiance with 'pastoral letter'
May 28, 2003
Panel
approves overture making it more difficult to call special G.A.
May 28, 2003
Committee
rejects ACSWP's family paper; approves one written by its own members
May 28, 2003
General
Assembly to be asked to continue paying for partial-birth abortions
May 28, 2003
Panel
approves modified statement sanctioning late-term abortions
May 28, 2003
Assembly
committee calls for vote to repeal G-6.0106b
May 28, 2003
Overture
saying church is called to present the claims of Jesus Christ narrowly
approved
May 28, 2003
Panel
votes to repeal rule on enforcing constitution
May 28, 2003
Assembly
preacher: Presbyterians need
to become 'awestruck and slack-jawed'
May 28, 2003
Resolution
seeks to make stated clerk more accountable for amicus briefs
May 28, 2003
Panel
rejects overture seeking to remove incest, rape as allowable
conditions for late-term abortion
May 28, 2003
Commissioners
to be asked to call for end to embargo against Cuba
May 28, 2003
Meditation
room provided, but few take advantage of it
May 28, 2003
Presbyterians
invited to take a spiritual journey
by 'walking the sacred path' of a labyrinth
May 28, 2003
Speakers
oppose, back overture to ban press from task force debates
May 27, 2003
Committee
hears plea for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender office
May 27, 2003
An
old warrior questions the tack of war's opponents
May 27, 2003
Once
again, Presbyterians debate gay-ordination ban
May 27, 2003
Committee
votes to continue generous support of WCC
May 27, 2003
Committee
rejects overture seeking to add evangelical advisers to theological
task force
May 27, 2003
In
Brief
Can
court official appeal his case?
May 27, 2003
Andrews
to resign position on Covenant Network board
May 27, 2003
Committee
votes to disapprove overture on mixing marketing and religion
May 27, 2003
Assembly
full of images promoting 'justice' as mission
May 27, 2003
Committee
OKs hate crimes resource without reading recommended documents
May 27, 2003
Committee
members hear arguments for and against family report
May 27, 2003
Ex-atheist
launches scathing attack on abortion
May 26, 2003
Moderator
names Easley as vice moderator
May 26, 2003
Resolution
attacking heresy charge calls for fairness study
May 26, 2003
In
Brief
Kirkpatrick:
Social ethic can combat violence in the world
May 26, 2003
Defiance
rewarded as More Light honors 13 congregations that defy constitution
May 26, 2003
Witherspoon
speaker opposes efforts to convert others
May 25, 2003
More
Light Presbyterians protest ordination standard
May 25, 2003
Kirkpatrick:
After 20 years together, 20 percent have left the denomination
May 25, 2003
Gay-ordination
advocate elected PCUSA moderator
May 24, 2003
Moderator's
finale: a positive look at a declining church
May 24, 2003
Detterick
says PCUSA becoming 'house of prayer for fewer people'
May 24, 2003
Haberer
and Wheeler showcase 'inclusive church'
May 24, 2003
Hudson
River Presbytery rejects G-6.0106b, but says it will abide by the
constitution
May 24, 2003
GA
Council tries improve its image with prime-time report
May 24, 2003
Covenant
Network speakers lash out at opponents, vow to continue efforts to
repeal ordination standard
May 24, 2003
Covenant
Network draws flak from some of its allies for not supporting bid to
repeal ordination standard
May 24, 2003
Pre-General
Assembly news
Commissioners
asked to fund office for homosexuals, bisexuals, transgenders
May 22, 2003
Commissioners
asked to condemn American 'military occupation' of Alaskan island
May 22, 2003
Panel
to ask commissioners to abolish for-profit prisons
May 21, 2003
Commissioners
to be told America involved in 'genocide' through use of 'germ
warfare'
May 21, 2003
Noted
church historian says 'Pollyanna and Pangloss' inspired PCUSA family
study
May 19, 2003
Declining
PCUSA goes to Denver for penultimate annual meeting
May 19, 2003
2,500
call on 215th G.A. commissioners to defend constitution, Scriptural
authority
May 19, 2003
Overture
seeks more accountability on budgets for PCUSA programs
May 13, 2003
Per-capita
payments decline sharply from 2000 to 2002
May 13, 2003
Overture
wants high-tech archives – without sexism
May 13, 2003
General
Assembly will consider resolution on Israel and Palestine
May 12, 2003
Overture
calls for evangelical advisers to theological task force
May 12, 2003
Overture
would ban press from debate about issues
May 9, 2003
Report
on women ministers shows 'emerging issues' are unfounded
May 8, 2003
Overture
opposes mixing marketing and ministry
May 8, 2003
General
Assembly Bible study has pro-gay ordination script
May 7, 2003
General
Assembly will consider repealing ordination standard
May 7, 2003
General
Assembly to be asked to continue paying for partial-birth abortions
May 7, 2003
Committee
wants to repeal rule on enforcing constitution
May 6, 2003
What
will the key issues be at the 215th General Assembly?
May 1, 2003
Redstone
overture would not deal with defiance
April 30, 2003
PCUSA
study clashes with views of evangelical family researchers
April 30, 2003
Panel
wants 215th General Assembly to generously support World Council
April 29, 2003
Analyst
calls PCUSA family report 'crushing disappointment'
April 28, 2003
Ecumenical
funding remains high after cutting missionaries
April 25, 2003
Abortion
advocate to speak at Washington Office dinner
April 25, 2003
Report
wants PCUSA to affirm 'diverse families,' gay couples
April 15, 2003
Retired
U.S. House member selected as 'Woman of Faith'
April 8, 2003
Overtures
target biennial meetings, war, abortion policy
March 26, 2003
Another
presbytery backs overture to repeal 'fidelity/chastity' rule
February 14, 2003
Overture
favors annual GA meetings
February 5, 2003
Third
candidate for PCUSA moderator among those favoring a 'third way'
February 4, 2003
Baltimore
Presbytery backs overture to repeal 'fidelity/chastity' rule
January 29, 2003
2
presbyteries approve overtures seeking to change special G.A. meeting
requirements
January 29, 2003
Overture
seeks repeal of 'fidelity/chastity' rule
January 22, 2003
Presbytery
rejects proposed overture seeking to remove 'fidelity and chastity'
standard
January 14, 2003
Overture
proposes advisers for Theological Task Force
December 18, 2002
Presbytery
considering overture seeking to remove 'fidelity and chastity'
standard
December 2, 2002
Covenant
Network board member nominated for moderator
November 27, 2002
Kurtz
nominated for GA moderator
November 13, 2002
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