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Top Five Questions Asked About Being A Bisexual Minister

Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards | Posted 04.24.2012

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Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards

God knew me and loved me before I was even formed. God chose to make me bisexual.

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My Thoughts On The Fellowship And The Evangelical Covenant Order Of Presbyterians

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 01.25.2012

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Bruce Reyes-Chow

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

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Dear God, I Would Like My Presbyterian Church (USA) Back

Bruce Reyes-Chow | Posted 02.18.2012

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Bruce Reyes-Chow

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.

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All-Time Favorite Bourbon Cocktails

Liquor.com | Posted 11.16.2011

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Liquor.com

For once, our government did something right: In 2007, the Senate passed a resolution declaring September to be National Bourbon Heritage Month. It's ...

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'Non-Peaceful' Activities In Palestinian Territories Prompt Presbyterians To Recommend Divestment

Posted 11.14.2011

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

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Summer Whiskey Cocktails

Liquor.com | Posted 10.26.2011

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Liquor.com

Lots of otherwise-rational whiskey drinkers sadly abandon their spirit of choice when the temperature begins to rise. We call nonsense! After all, you...

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The Best Three-Ingredient Cocktails

Liquor.com | Posted 07.13.2011

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Liquor.com

Who says a good cocktail needs a dozen obscure ingredients? Some of the most enduring and popular recipes are actually some of the shortest and easies...

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Please Locate Your Mosque Farther Away From Ground Zero

Terry Gardner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Terry Gardner

I remain puzzled and confused by terrorism. My feelings have nothing to do with any one group's mosque, but I have felt wounded by people who abused that faith.

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Gay Rights and the Presbyterian Church

Carol Howard Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Howard Merritt

The Presbyterian Church (USA) has worked on the behalf of the poverty issues, civil rights, elderly rights, environmental causes, and feminist issues. Now, that yarn is rainbow colored, and we intend to prevail in this struggle as well.

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Presbyterian Church Still One-Sided On Israel

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

While removing some horrendous anti-Israel and anti-Jewish language from a 172-page Presbyterian church report called "Breaking Down the Walls," significant one-sided anti-Israel bias remains.

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Presbyterian Leaders Approve Gay Clergy Policy

AP | PATRICK CONDON | Posted 05.25.2011

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MINNEAPOLIS — Presbyterian leaders will not redefine marriage in their church constitution to include same-sex couples. The surprise vote to sh...

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And the Truth Shall Make Us Free

Rev. Dr. Cindi Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Dr. Cindi Love

On June 14, 2010, we celebrate Flag Day in the United States, and, for the first time in our history as a nation, citizens who identify as transgender will have at least one good reason to believe that our United States flag flies for them as well.

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Jane Spahr Charged By Church: Presbyterian Minister Performed Gay Weddings, Church Says

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SANTA ROSA, Calif. — A retired Presbyterian minister in Northern California is again facing charges she violated church law when she officiated ...

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Only in America: Ambassador Sichan Siv - From the Killing Fields to the White House

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

I first met Ambassador Sichan Siv in 2004. He spoke on surviving Pol Pot's Killing Fields in Cambodia - and coming to America. He ended up working in the White House and then the United Nations.

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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