In an article that appeared over the weekend, the Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the Rev. Gradye Parsons, comments on an on-going case in which the congregation and its leaders are barred from making public comment. Parsons told the reporter that, “The way we got here is the way America got here. People…
Scott J. Ward, is an attorney with the law firm of Gammon & Grange. He has years of demonstrated expertise in assisting people of religious conviction navigate the rough seas of an antagonistic cultural and legal climate. Here he offers a document entitled “Challenges to Religious Liberty: Practical Tips to Articulate Your Ministry’s Identity and…
By David Dykes, Greenville Online. In Greenville-area churches, plainclothes police officers sit in pews on Sundays. Uniformed private security officers also can be seen walking church halls during the week. But in the wake of the church shootings Wednesday night in Charleston, local pastors reiterated their concerns about having safe ministries and said they hope…
In 1866, Samuel Stone wrote the hymn The Church’s One Foundation. The words underlie a basic understanding of the Church universal that provides a foundational understanding of ecclesiology. The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord She is His new creation by water and the Word From heaven He came and sought her to…
By Emily Belz, World Magazine. Attorney Jim Campbell, who handles various constitutional cases for the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), has a working list written down at his office in Scottsdale, Ariz. The list details benefits religious nonprofits could lose if the Supreme Court makes gay marriage a constitutional right. When he arrived at work recently,…
Christians Struggle to Maintain Legacy versus ISIS Decimated by 12 years of war in Iraq and Syria, Christians find refuge in Kurdistan and in a new militia. By Gedalyah Reback First Publish: 4/7/2015, 11:43 AM http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193758# Amid the ISIS assault on Iraq, minorities have borne the brunt. One of those groups is Iraq’s Christians, who…
The “skip church” billboard is part of a clever atheistic campaign targeted toward the Bible belt, including Nashville, Tenn., where I live. It is curious to me that a letter supposedly written by a child “too old for fairy tales” is addressed to Santa Claus. I’m sure those behind the campaign know that Santa…
The Rev. Donna Marsh, Fellowship Community In stressful times, everyone wishes for a silver bullet: one simple way out of a difficult mess, one thing to do to resolve interlocking problems. Every parent of a troubled teen searches desperately for one mentor or one school that will get the beloved child back on track. In troubled…
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Anticipating the flight of Christians faithful to the clear teaching of the Scriptures on marriage, the Roman Catholics are issuing a wide welcome to refugees fleeing the Presbyterian Church (USA). In a post encouraging Roman Catholics to welcome the return of those who have wandered from “the Church” into Protestantism and ultimately found themselves in…