Tag Archives: Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly

The New American Idol?

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Tad Hopp

Gun Violence and the PC(USA) Seventy-four. That’s how many school shootings have occurred since the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December of 2012. That’s an epidemic. No, scratch that. That’s a crisis. A nation-wide crisis. In the year … Continue reading →

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The Unheard Racial Narrative

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Casey Carbone

“Therefore, we reject any doctrine; which absolutizes either natural diversity or the sinful separation of people in such a way that this absolutization hinders or breaks the visible and active unity of the church, or even leads to the establishment … Continue reading →

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This Time Around: Urban Ministry in the PC(USA)

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Warren Dennis

Let’s not drop the urban ministry conversation after the 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) leaves Detroit. Instead of responding decently and in order through debate and a simple up or down vote on the ACSWP resolution “The … Continue reading →

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Peacemaking and Pacifism: Seeking Common Ground and Recognizing Differences

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Edward LeRoy Long, Jr.

A Response to “Risking Peace” and the Peace Fellowship’s Proposals The forthcoming General Assembly is facing a number of issues with important consequences for the present and future identity of the Church. While the two issues that have created the … Continue reading →

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