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At the Crossroads of Church and Race

| Ecumenism, Faith, Information, Race, Worship

At the Crossroads of Church and Race The Gateway Church in the Dallas-Forth Worth area is one of the largest churches in the country. Ilana Panich-Linsman for The New York Times Campbell Robertson I grew up in a little Baptist church in small-town Alabama. The Baptist part is inherited, like baldness or dimples: Both of my […]

Evangelical Pastor Shunned For Welcoming LGBT People

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Evangelical Pastor Has A New, Thriving Congregation Adam Phillips went from rising evangelical star to outcast to leader of a new, inclusive church. Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post Evangelical pastor Adam Phillips moved to Oregon to start Christ Church: Portland in the spring of 2014. Nine months later, the evangelical denomination Phillips worked […]

Female Priest Ban

| Ecumenism, Women, Worship

credit: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/en/2016/11/1/svezia-messamalmo.html Pope Francis Says Ban on Female Priests is Likely to Endure NY times online by Laurie Goodstein Catholic teaching that women cannot be ordained as priests will probably go on forever said Pope Francis during his trip to Sweden. He referred to a letter written in 1994 by Pope John Paul II who said […]

CARLOT DORVE GUEST TRUMPETER FROM PORT AU PRINCE HAITI

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GUEST MUSICIAN FOR SUNDAY MAY 27, 2012 GUEST TRUMPETER FROM PORT AU PRINCE HAITI January 2010, Carlot Dorve arrived in Flint Michigan from his home in Port au Prince Haiti, for what was to have been a three month music exchange at Mott Community College. Little did he know that within days of his arrival […]

Shari Prestemon named Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries September 20, 2023
A new United Church of Christ national leader has been called. The UCC Board voted in a special meeting Monday, Sept. 18 to appoint the Rev. Shari Prestemon as Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries and Co-Executive for… The post Shari Prestemon named Acting Associate General Minister for Wider Church Ministries appeared first […]
Grief, healing, hope: Join the Movement honors 60th anniversary of Birmingham church bombing September 19, 2023
On Sept. 15, 1963, a bomb was detonated at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., by four members of the Ku Klux Klan. Now, 60 years later, the United Church of Christ’s Join the Movement Toward Racial Justice… The post Grief, healing, hope: Join the Movement honors 60th anniversary of Birmingham church bombing […]
Tens of thousands of climate activists march in NYC September 19, 2023
At least 75,000 climate activists showed up Sunday, Sept. 17 in New York City as part of the March to End Fossil Fuels. People of many faith perspectives were represented, including the United Church of Christ. The national UCC, along… The post Tens of thousands of climate activists march in NYC appeared first on United […]

God Covers Our Sin September 21, 2023
When a single mother had to find work to take care of her family in the 1950s, she took on typing jobs. The only issue was that she wasn’t a very good typist and kept making mistakes. She looked for ways to cover up her errors and eventually created what’s known as Liquid Paper, a […]
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot September 20, 2023
In 2021, an engineer with the ambition to shoot an arrow farther than anyone in history took aim at the record of 2,028 feet. While lying on his back on a salt flat, he drew back the bowstring of his personally designed foot bow and prepared to launch the projectile to what he hoped would […]
Faithful but Not Forgotten September 19, 2023
Growing up, Sean knew little about what it meant to have a family. His mother had died and his father was hardly home. He often felt lonely and abandoned. A couple who lived nearby, however, reached out to him. They took him into their home and got their children to be “big brother” and “big […]

School book bans show no signs of slowing, new PEN America report finds September 21, 2023
The number of bans and restrictions in the U.S. rose 33% in the last school year, according the the report. Florida had more bans than any other state.
Baton Rouge police are under investigation for 'brave cave' tactics September 21, 2023
Several lawsuits accuse the Baton Rouge police department of maintaining a so called "brave cave" in a warehouse that's been used for strip searches and beatings. The FBI is investigating.
Rep. Matt Rosendal is among Republicans blocking budget bills from advancing September 21, 2023
A looming government shutdown would have impacts across the country, including in Montana, where Rep. Matt Rosendale is among those opposing federal spending bills.

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