Posts Tagged ‘Presbyterian’
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(Presbyterian) Church of Scotland OK’s gay ministers
The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly on Monday (May 20) passed a historic vote to allow actively gay men and lesbians to become ordained ministers.
Christian Girl, Family in Pakistan Expelled over Misspelling
An 8th grade student in Pakistan has been expelled from school and her family forced to relocate after the Christian girl misspelled an Urdu word, leading to accusations of “blasphemy,” sources said. In the garrison city of Abb...
Christian Mother of Five in Pakistan Alleges Rape
A Christian mother of five was allegedly raped by two Muslim men last week, and area Islamists are threatening to harm her family if charges against the suspects are not dropped, the woman and her husband told Compass. On Sept....
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Presbyterian church split hovers over decision to ordain openly gay clergy
A widening rift is forming in the Presbyterian Church of the USA, and threatens to render it apart, as conservative elements continue to slam its decision to ordain openly gay clergy. The most recent indication of the split cam...
Christian Living
Christian churches are becoming more eco-friendly
Christian churches are coming to see that preservation, care and stewardship of God’s creation is an important component of practicing their faith. One megachurch, in fact, did so well in its environmental campaign that it won ...
Kidnapped Christian girl in Sudan escapes, traumatized
KHARTOUM, Sudan, August 3 (Compass Direct News) – Hiba Abdelfadil Anglo, 16, has escaped from a gang of Muslims who kidnapped her last year, but it may be a long time before she recovers from the trauma. As she told Compass how...
Arts & Culture
Author writes book about his conversion from Freemasonry to Christianity
A former Freemason who is now a Presbyterian minister wrote recently a book about his spiritual journey and his conversion to Christianity. Neil Cullan McKinlay, author of From Mason to Minister: Through the Lattice documents h...
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Presbyterian Church adopts policy allowing ordination of openly gay clergy
The Presbyterian Church voted recently to permit openly gay men and women to be ordained as members of the clergy, making it the fourth U.S. Protestant denomination to do so. The deciding vote was cast by the Twin Cities Presby...
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Obama plans to make Easter prayer breakfast an annual event
President Barack Obama hosted recently the second Easter prayer breakfast for Christian leaders, and said he plans to make it an annual event. The president also said that having an annual Easter breakfast provides him with a c...
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Presbyterian church in Tennessee votes to leave Presbyterian Church (USA)
A Presbyterian congregation in Memphis, Tenn. voted recently to depart from the Presbyterian Church (USA) to join forces with a more conservative church body to which it felt more theologically aligned. The Advent Presbyterian ...