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One thing is certain: "the door's open for LBGT people to be ordained, and it's happening."

While I was silent, I witnessed the trials of other LGBTQ people and straight allies whose ordination as ministers, deacons or elders were either withheld or defrocked because someone was out of the closet or broke church law by marrying same-sex couples.

A major body within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted Friday to recommend that the church vote to stop investing in three companies "until they h...

(Adds details from hearing) By Ronnie Cohen SAN ANTONIO, Feb 17 (Reuters) - A lesbian minister rebuked by the U.S. Pres...

What will prevent ECO from becoming just another Presbyterian denomination burdened by structure and organization? 

My friend, Jack Jenkins and seminary student himself, has put together a quick video "Stuff Presbyterian Seminarians Say" to help folks gain a little perspective as they approach ordination exams later this week.

With recent developments in the PCUSA constitution that now make it possible for openly LGBTQ folks to be ordained into leadership, there has been quite a bit of finger-pointing and blame.

By Josef Kuhn Religion News Service (RNS) A Presbyterian Church (USA) committee will recommend that the church add heavy equipment giant Caterpill...

Less than four months after the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) made a historic and controversial move to ordain noncelibate, openly gay and lesbian cler...

Free Trade Agreements have set up a system where large agro-business moves into a country, small farmers become devastated, indigenous citizens lose rights and the land becomes ravaged.

This Sunday, a change to the Presbyterian Church's ordination requirements will go into effect that will allow for the ordination of faithful lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members who live openly and honestly about how God made them.

An historic change will take place in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on Sunday when a measure takes effect allowing openly gay men and women in sam...

I know that for many folks, words like "Presbyterian," "Episcopalian" and "Methodist" have very little meaning. That's why I am part of a project called, "We Are Presbyterian."

A few weeks ago, I was invited to be part of a press conference at the Human Rights Campaign's 2011 Clergy Call in Washington, DC. Every two years HR...

"How can we as men say our call from God is authentic, but your call as women is not? Who are we to reject God's call of women to the priesthood?"

May 31, 2011 marked my final day as the pastor of Mission Bay Community Church and this post will be the last time, for a while, that I'll focus on my...

For too long, many Christians have used spot-checks in Scripture to exclude groups from the radical equality and freedom before God that serve as the base of Jesus' Gospel message.

This has always been about homosexuality and whether or not we will recognize LGBT folks as being called into ordained leadership in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

As a minister put on trial by my church for marrying a same-gender couple, I have felt called by God to open up a heartfelt dialogue with those conflicted about or opposed to inclusion.

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) passed a historic measure Tuesday evening allowing openly gay men and women in same-sex relationships to be ordained ...

We may disagree on theology, politics and baseball, but I have little doubt that there is a genuine yearning to be faithful to God's call on our lives.

Progressives of faith need not flee from the Bible in order to stand up for the beauty, truth and goodness of love. God is giving us this job to do. We sin when we shirk it.

Food is at the heart of our practice together. So it's important to remember that what we put on our tables can be an act of faith.

By Richard Yeakley Religion News Service While mainline Protestant churches in the U.S. continue to experience decades-long decline, the memberships ...

In the face of a conflict between science and the Bible, Calvin urged his readers not to reject science nor to ignore the Bible, but to understand the Bible differently.