‘Prince of Egypt’: A review The Presbyterian Layman, November 18, 1998 Dream Works’ epic drama The Prince of Egypt tells the story of Moses and Rameses, two brothers raised on a lie and torn apart by a secret revealed. “The day we decided to make the movie was the day we decided this is not…
Commissioning history November 18, 1998 Presbyteries will soon be electing commissioners to the 1999 General Assembly. There commissioners will decide how to handle a request from Milwaukee Presbytery, which for the second straight year has approved an overture asking presbyteries to delete the “fidelity and chastity” provision (G-6.0106b) from the Book of Order (see story…
140 underground Chinese Christians jailed Ecumenical News International, November 17, 1998 Beijing – More than 140 underground Christians have been arrested in Henan province of China, according to a letter sent to the international community on 9 November. The letter was sent by a Chinese Christian who appealed for the international community to urge the…
Declaration concerning religion, ethics, and the crisis in the Clinton presidency The following declaration can be found at moral-crisis.org, November 16, 1998 The following declaration can be found at moral-crisis.org To be released on 13 November 1998 As scholars interested in religion and public life, we protest the manipulation of religion and the debasing of…
COCU eyes an uncertain future Presbyterian News Service, November 13, 1998 ST. LOUIS – Representatives of an almost 40-year-old dialogue of nine U.S. Christian denominations will gather in here Jan. 20-24 to consider whether their churches are ready to take a major step toward Christian unity at the beginning of the 21st century. Among the…
Strategies for Christ-Centered Women The Presbyterian Layman, November 11, 1998
North American evangelicals send wake up call to World Council of Churches Institute on Religion & Democracy, November 10, 1998 WASHINGTON, DC: In preparation for the World Council of Churches’ upcoming Eighth Assembly in Harare, Zimbabwe, December 3-14, the Association for Church Renewal (ARC) released today a Jubilee Appeal and position papers on seven controversial…
Two states reject same-sex marriages The Presbyterian Layman, November 6, 1998 Same-sex marriages and assisted suicides were rejected in a number of states during the Nov. 3 election, but gambling rolled on and abortion issues played to a mixed electorate. Voters in Hawaii and Alaska decisively rejected same-sex marriage. By more than a 2-1 margin,…
Twisted stereotypes follow two recent tragedies Religion Today, October 30, 1998 Television and newspaper stories are portraying Christians in twisted stereotypes after two recent tragedies, Christian ministries say. The events are the murder of a homosexual student in Wyoming and the shooting of an abortion doctor in New York. Denominations and parachurch groups were quick…
PPL reasserts position on life and violence The Presbyterian Layman, October 29, 1998 In the wake of the assassination of Amherst, N.Y., abortion doctor Barnett Slepian, Presbyterians Pro-Life has reasserted its historic position on the sanctity of life and violence. “Presbyterians Pro-Life (PPL) abhors the killing of abortionists, and grieves with the families the loss…