Posts Tagged ‘evangelical lutheran church’
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Churches lost $1.2 billion in recession
WASHINGTON (RNS) Even as membership remains relatively stable in U.S. churches, the effects of the recession have caused contributions to drop by $1.2 billion.
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Splinter churches realign mainline Protestantism
There’s a popular saying in church-planting circles: It’s easier to make babies than to raise the dead. That principle applies to denominations as well, said the Rev. Paul Detterman, who helped found the Evangelical...
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Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fights
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday (Jan. 11) unanimously threw its support behind a church school that fired a teacher, using a widely watched church-state case to bolster a legal doctrine that exempts religious i...
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Lutheran churches in Indonesia pledge to combat HIV/AIDS
Lutheran churches in Indonesia have approved several steps to revitalize their commitment to fight the AIDS epidemic. Two conferences on HIV/AIDS called “Embracing Life: Our Common Responsibility” were organized by ...
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10 Christian character icons we grew up with
Once upon a time, around 1960, Christian leaders began to question if moral-building characters could be used to help spread the gospel. Could they ever. Here is a list of ten familiar icons many of us grew up with. Surprisingl...
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Christian leaders ask Obama to protect programs for the poor
A group of Christian leaders met recently with President Barack Obama and White House staff to appeal for protection for the poor and hungry, even as the government continues with its ongoing debate over the budget. The Christi...
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Noteworthy mural of Christ healing Bartimaeus is up for grabs
A mural of the biblical story of Christ healing Bartimaeus is being taken down from a church wall in Philadelphia after 16 years, despite its being the work of a distinguished artist–and is now up for grabs. The mural, en...
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Lutheran church split widens over ordination of gays
The split continues to widen in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over the ordination of gays who are in committed relationships. According to The Gazette, the ELCA still remains strong, in that out of 10,000 churches ...
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Faith leaders participate in project supporting bullied GLBT youth
Some faith leaders are taking part in the ‘It Gets Better Project,’ which lends support to young people who are being bullied because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. However, other faith leaders say that while b...
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Three more Lutheran churches leave ELCA
Three more conservative churches split recently from the largest Lutheran denomination in the country and formed their own church, amid the more accepting position that has been taken by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ameri...
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