Highest Presbyterian court will hear gay candidate case By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, December 15, 1999 The highest court of the Presbyterian Church (USA) will hear on appeal a case in which a homosexual man was accepted as a candidate for the ministry in the Presbytery of West Jersey. Complainants appealed the case…
Yale professor commends ‘theology of embrace’ By Parker T. Williamson, The Layman Online, December 14, 1999
Few conclusions available from surveys of women By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, December 14, 1999 Discerning what women think about women’s ministries has suddenly become a cottage industry in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Not all of the answers are in, so conclusions cannot be reached. But this much is known: Hundreds of women…
Atlanta theologian expresses contempt for Scripture By Parker T. Williamson, The Layman Online, December 13, 1999 ATLANTA – Jacqueline Grant, a “womanist theologian” at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta, told the United States Committee of the World Council of Churches US that she disliked Jesus’ parable of the talents. Invited to give the group’s…
WCC leader challenges churches to be agents of reconciliation By Parker T. Williamson, The Layman Online, December 13, 1999 ATLANTA – Konrad Raiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, delivered a major address on reconciliation to his organization’s United States Committee at the Atlanta Airport Marriot Hotel. Reminding his audience that reconciliation was…
Appeal to highest PCUSA court filed in same-sex union case By John H. Adams, The Layman Online, December 10, 1999
Amendment F criticism ‘an incomplete reflection’ By Doug BairdResponse to, The Layman Online, December 9, 1999 As a member of the Assembly Committee on General Assembly Procedures that recommended the organizational changes which includes Amendment F, I find the report of the action of the Presbyterian Renewal Network reported under the heading, “Renewal Network opposes…
Questions and answers on the unity we seek By Ben Lacy Rose, December 9, 1999
Pastor’s annual ‘warped toy’ list fails to tone down shock Religion Today, December 8, 1999 A Connecticut minister keeps raising his voice against objectionable toys, even though it seems to be a voice crying in the wilderness. Christopher Rose, rector of Grace Episcopal Church in Hartford, Conn., has issued an annual list of “warped toys”…
Survey shows church attendance down, giving is slightly higher The Layman Online, from news sources, December 8, 1999 A new survey released by the Barna Research Group of Ventura, Calif., conducted among senior pastors of Protestant churches, shows that in 1999 church attendance declined slightly from the previous years’ level while donations to churches increased…