Creating A New Progressive Ecumenical Church Relationship
I simply do not believe that at this point in time the distinctiveness of our different churches is more important than the values and common understandings of Scripture that unite us.
I simply do not believe that at this point in time the distinctiveness of our different churches is more important than the values and common understandings of Scripture that unite us.
Rev. Emily C. Heath | Posted 04.02.2012
To me, the most comforting part of Holy Week is not the waving of triumphal palms on one Sunday morning, or the flowers and joyous hymns on the next. It's what happens in between.
David Crumm | Posted 04.28.2012
Single adults and single parents tell me that they immediately sense when all of the spiritually rewarding experiences in a congregation are aimed at nuclear families. That's not a welcoming place.
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 04.14.2012
There is a double standard where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is concerned: you'll start a nuclear political war with a pro-choice Democrat but allow a pro-life Republican to get away with anything.
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 04.02.2012
Romney told CNN this morning that "I'm not concerned with the very poor. We have a safety net there." He'll probably want to bet $10,000 to prove me wrong, but we aren't doing enough to fight poverty.
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 03.21.2012
I urge you to use this State of the Union Address to speak of hope and change to the millions of Americans -- most of whom are children -- who live in poverty today. We need your voice in this important moment.
Lillian Daniel | Posted 11.13.2011
Being privately spiritual but not religious just doesn't interest me. There is nothing challenging about having deep thoughts all by oneself.
Serene Jones | Posted 09.20.2011
Our task as clergy is not to marry everyone who asks. It is to provide honest and caring direction to couples who seek to embark on that awesome task of binding their hearts and minds together.
Deborah Plummer | Posted 09.07.2011
If I had to create a formula for creating multiracial, multicultural church communities and distill it to five concepts, five skills and five actions it would be as follows.
AP | Posted 08.16.2011
MANILA, Philippines -- A Protestant church group sued former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday, claiming security forces under ...
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 08.12.2011
This isn't the first time that Mohler has spoken strongly of his belief that Jews need Christ to be saved. He once compared Judaism to a tumor that needed to be removed.
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 07.06.2011
Since Sept. 11, 2001, I've lost track of the number of times I've personally invoked that dayin prayer or sermons. But bin Laden will not be the topic of my sermon this week.
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 06.13.2011
Faith leaders in the United States should applaud President Obama for offering a moral vision for the nation while carefully monitoring how the White House and Congress proceed.
Rev. Tom Davis | Posted 05.25.2011
Two wildly contrasting views of Planned Parenthood have surfaced in recent weeks.
Rev. Peter M. Wallace | Posted 05.25.2011
It seems that once the issue of gay clergy has been resolved, usually after decades of wrangling, the denominations (or what's left of them, anyway) begin to experience a new freedom and energy to pursue their mission.
Religion News Service | Michael O'Malley / The Plain Dealer | Posted 05.25.2011
CLEVELAND (RNS) Six years ago, United Church of Christ advertising spots promoting the church's openness and diversity were shunned by major broadcast...
Karl Frisch | Posted 05.25.2011
CBS' blatantly hypocritical decision has sparked intense controversy and brought new light to the shadowy world of corporate media policy governing political or issue-advocacy commercials.
The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.17.2011
With the Obamas' impending move to Washintong DC in January, many have begun to speculate on all aspects of the family's new life, including where Sas...
The Atlantic | Marc Ambinder | Posted 05.25.2011
Bill Kristol's New York Times column about Barack Obama this morning contains a major, prejudicial error. Paragraph five: But Ronald Kessler, a ...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
Video of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor and mentor to Barack Obama, has been posted. The Reverend defends his most famous constituent and attacks Hilla...
Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 05.25.2011
People like Rev. Jeremiah Wright don't speak for all blacks. We are not in lock step, no matter how much we all might like rap music.
NY Times | Kate Philips | Posted 05.25.2011
The new pastor of Senator Barack Obama's longtime church in Chicago took it upon himself to issue a statement Sunday to defend the record of his prede...
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
The appearance of video by Jeremiah Wright, pastor to Barack Obama, has caused a recent frenzy as both Democratic candidate struggle with the issue of...
Wall Street Journal | Suzanne Sataline | Posted 05.25.2011
On Christmas morning, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. compared presidential candidate Barack Obama's impoverished childhood to Jesus Christ's. "Barack knows ...
AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — The IRS is investigating the United Church of Christ over a speech Sen. Barack Obama gave at its national meeting last year after he ...
Rev. Chuck Currie | Posted 05.02.2012