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False Dichotomies

This article was originally published at Marci Auld Glass’ personal Blog, Glass Overflowing, on October 3, 2012. Many people presume that because I am a pastor, I must, therefore, be pro-life. It is presumed to be the “Christian” position on … Continue reading

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Sing a New Church!

“Language used in the worship and work of the church should affirm the wholeness of God and the full personhood of every individual.” So wrote Starr Luteri, in the PC(USA)’s 1996 study paper “Language About God”. [1] When you think … Continue reading

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Hearing the Voices of Peoples Long Silenced: Week 2

Gender Justice 2014 Re-Imagining the Church as Spiritual Institution, Rev. Joan M. Martin Listen to the words of Elizabeth, an enslaved woman and minister, born in Maryland in 1766: “I betook myself to prayer and in every lonely place I … Continue reading

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Re-Imagining Creation: Gathering at the Table of Necessity

Thoughts about creating life out of the good for nothing rags of injustice threadbare hope The following article was originally published in the May/June 1994 edition of Church & Society. Download a PDF of the original here. I begin with … Continue reading

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