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Island church leaves PCUSA

A Texas church located on Galveston Island has been dismissed from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and accepted as a member of ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians….

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Reflections on Mission Presbytery’s town hall meeting with Moderator Presa

Martha Leatherman, San Antonio, Texas Special to The Layman   I have spent my professional life learning to hear and to communicate, sometimes with people who cannot communicate…

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Churches leave Presbytery of Abingdon in Virginia

Two Virginia churches have ended their relationships with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Thompson Valley Presbyterian Church and Mary’s Presbyterian Church, both located in Tazewell and pastored by the…

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Davidson faculty, alumni oppose trustees over college’s religious ties

By Lincoln Davidson Davidson College faculty on Thursday expressed disappointment over the Board of Trustees’ recent decision to reaffirm a requirement that the college’s president be affiliated with…

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PCUSA workshop, study point toward higher taxes

By Alan F.H. Wisdom “The issue of the time is how much [economic] inequality is tolerable.” So declared the Rev. Christian Iosso, Coordinator of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)…

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Are your donations to your church paying for abortions?

By Sue Cyre / Theology Matters The sanctity of human life isn’t just an abstract principle. It’s a practical challenge that confronts us regularly as we live amidst…

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Church to analyze new U.S. immigration reform proposal

By Gail West U.S. Presbyterians and interfaith partners will pore over more than 800-pages of a legislative proposal for U.S. immigration reform released Tuesday. These include a pathway…

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PCUSA marriage study available for electronic download on April 29

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Presbyterian Church (USA)’s study on Christian marriage will be available for electronic download on April 29.   The study, said Charles Wiley, coordinator for…

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Davidson trustees study, but stop short of relaxing church connection

By David Boraks After a year of study, Davidson College trustees have affirmed the college’s current relationship with the Presbyterian Church USA. The decision to maintain the status…

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A house of Molech

  By the Rev. P.J. Southam The Bible teaches us that one of the false gods vying for the allegiance of God’s people was Molech.  Molech was a…

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