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The accusation is ‘misrepresentation;’ the question is by whom and of what?

  The Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has been busy this week. 1. The Stated Clerk released 2012 statistics,…

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FPC-Hendersonville members favor departing PCUSA for EPC

  First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville is one step closer to exiting the Presbyterian Church (USA). The western North Carolina church took a congregational vote Wednesday, June 5….

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Two Trussville (Ala.) Presbyterian churches merge

By Gary Lloyd Two Trussville Presbyterian churches have merged. Eastminster Presbyterian Church on U.S. Highway 11 and Grace Presbyterian Church on Deerfoot Parkway began worshipping at Grace’s location…

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Pittsburgh Presbytery ends ban on shale gas leases

By Don Hopey The Pittsburgh Presbytery has ended a yearlong moratorium on shale gas leasing and development on church property, which could clear the way for construction of…

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Davidson bylaw on religion faces scrutiny

By Hilary Trenda Some Davidson College students and faculty are pushing the school to drop a bylaw that requires the school’s president to be a Presbyterian. Since it…

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Clergy planning General Assembly protest in North Carolina

By Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan DURHAM — Clergy in Durham are meeting to build support for a June 10 gathering near the Legislative Building in Raleigh in protest of…

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PLC’s prayer blog (week of May 20, 2013)

God is our refuge and our strength – a very present help in the midst of trouble. – Psalm 46 The people of Moore, Oklahoma, their families and…

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When clergy become an authority unto themselves

In a recent conversation about same-sex marriage with a pro-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) advocate who is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA)…

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Student referendum expresses disappointment in trustee decision

By Lincoln Davidson A majority of Davidson College students who voted in a referendum this week said they favor removing a requirement that the college’s president be a…

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Illinois congregation changes denomination, church name

A Midwest congregation was dismissed to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) after severing its relationship with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Edgington Presbyterian Church in Taylor Ridge, Ill.,…

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