A well-defined task November 18, 1998 The National Network of Presbyterian College Women (NNPCW) work group has been appointed (see story p. 8). Here are its instructions: “ … to evaluate the resources, publications, and program of the National Network of Presbyterian College Women to ensure consistency with Scripture and the Constitution; and to submit…
The next steps for PCUSA renewal November 18, 1998 In its theological declaration, “Union in Christ,” and its strategies manual, “Turning Toward the Mission of God,” the Presbyterian Coalition has given wonderful gifts to the PCUSA. The declaration is a lyric, contemporary expression of historic Christian orthodoxy. The strategies, which grow out of the declaration,…
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…