Family blessed after shooting
Family blessed after shooting. Faith in Memphis section. Aug. 31 online. By Bobby Ross Jr. | For The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) What kind of guy is Grant Edmonds? “He’s the kind of guy,” Jeff Phillips told me, “who’ll show up and cut your yard, and you’ll not know who it was, and he’ll never tell you. “He’s the kind of guy,” added Phillips, youth … Continue reading Family blessed after shooting
Ministry in Mormon country
Ministry in Mormon country (reporting from Salt Lake City). Page 1 lead. SALT LAKE CITY — To Mormons, the Salt Lake Temple — a magnificent granite structure built in the 1800s — stands as a sacred icon and monument of pioneer faith. For the 14 million adherents worldwide of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple Square represents “Jerusalem and Mecca and Shangri-La all … Continue reading Ministry in Mormon country
August 2011: GetReligion
Where’s the grass-roots reporting? Published Aug. 1. Devil is in the (religious) details. Published Aug. 2. God in the gutters? Published Aug. 10. Imitation flattery … or journalistic ripoff? Published Aug. 11. B-level story on ‘Christian A-team.’ Published Aug. 13. Any, um, Baptists in Alabama? Published Aug. 15. A good guy, with a ghost. Published Aug. 16. Could church make you skinny? Published Aug. 23. … Continue reading August 2011: GetReligion
Big storms, bigger hearts in Joplin, Mo.
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Joplin tornado’s path of destruction can be seen all along Range Line Road, where a Home Depot, Walmart and other businesses lie in ruins. Yellow “Caution” tape and shreds of wood flutter in the breeze amid bulldozers clearing debris and smashed vehicles abandoned after the May 22 twister that claimed 158 lives and … Continue reading Big storms, bigger hearts in Joplin, Mo.
Sex, money … pride? Why pastors are stepping down
Sex, Money … Pride? Why Pastors Are Stepping Down What’s causing some well-known leaders like C. J. Mahaney (and John Piper before him) to step aside is not what you might think. Christianity Today Web exclusive published July 14. No sexual misconduct. No financial impropriety. No problem, right? Not so fast. For the second time in the last year and a half, a prominent evangelical leader … Continue reading Sex, money … pride? Why pastors are stepping down
July 2011: GetReligion
Those other kind of lies. Published July 5. Catholics throw cold water on fun party. Published July 7. God’s plan in baseball fan’s death. Published July 9. Catholics and foster kids in Illinois. Published July 13. Generic ‘evangelical Christians,’ deja vu. Published July 15. Pod people: From clubhouse to courthouse. Published July 16. Schools biased against non-Christians? Published July 20. Ghost in Vermont lawsuit story? … Continue reading July 2011: GetReligion
Should the marriage battleground shift to religious freedom?
Should the Marriage Battleground Shift to Religious Freedom? After New York vote on same-sex marriage, conscience questions draw more emphasis. Web exclusive published July 1. Was the shot heard ’round the evangelical world fired June 24 in New York? The passage of a same-sex marriage law by that state’s Republican-controlled Senate sent a clear message, a leading religious liberty expert says. That message: Religious … Continue reading Should the marriage battleground shift to religious freedom?
June 2011: GetReligion
Got boilerplate? Will cover predictably. Published June 1. The death of ‘Dr. Death.’ Published June 3. Caps, gowns and prayer lawsuits. Published June 7. Big hole in the Big Easy? Published June 9. Ready, OK? Cheerleading in Arizona. Published June 13. Baptists’ hot time in Phoenix. Published June 17. Purporting to report the news. Published June 22. All the details that matter. Published June 24. … Continue reading June 2011: GetReligion
Renewal groups strategize after the PC(USA) drops celibacy clause for gay clergy
Renewal Groups Strategize after the PC(USA) Drops Celibacy Clause for Gay Clergy
Churches discuss future paths since the votes came in for the Presbyterian Church(USA) to open the door to ordaining non-celibate homosexuals. July issue.
For Ronald W. Scates, senior pastor of the 4,800-member Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, the future of his denomination looks chaotic.
A majority of the 173 presbyteries, or regional bodies, within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have voted to remove from the 2-million-member denomination’s constitution an ordination requirement of “fidelity in the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness.”
The change was decided May 10 when the Twin Cities presbytery, which covers Minneapolis and St. Paul, became the 87th region to approve it.
The move is widely seen as giving presbyteries the option of allowing openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons.
“It is shattering what little unity was left in the PC(USA),” said Scates, pastor of one of the denomination’s largest churches. “You will probably see a lot of silent hemorrhaging of people out of our churches.”
Those upset with the vote see it as part of a larger liberal shift by the PC(USA).
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