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Young Adults: Will We Stay?

Two Contrasting Narratives of What Happened at the General Assembly Reveal a Critical Generation Gap By Patrick David Heery, Unbound Managing Editor   View and Print as PDF.   Talk to enough social justice-minded Presbyterians and you’ll likely hear two … Continue reading

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Comprehensive Digest of Social Witness at the 220th PC(USA) General Assembly

This digest is a compilation of the social witness-related items that came before the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 220th General Assembly in 2012. For each piece of business, the digest summarizes the Assembly action, the content of each proposal and its … Continue reading

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Seven Sins Against Democracy

What’s Faith Got To Do With It? An introduction to the series, “Sins Against Democracy,” drawing together some prominent thinkers and faith leaders to reflect on the threats to the effective and ethical functioning of our democracy in this current … Continue reading

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A Coming Out Sermon

  By Rev. Jim Gertmenian, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota   As the State of Minnesota became embroiled in a debate over a Constitutional Amendment that would prohibit same-sex couples from marrying, Plymouth Congregational Church in downtown Minneapolis began hosting … Continue reading

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