Category Archives: pcusa

Apparently We Don’t Believe Anything

Posted on July 15, 2010 by luke

Another problem with the new PC(USA) web site: apparently we don’t believe anything anymore. Or, if we do, those beliefs are carefully hidden. Now, I’m on record as liking the new look of our denomination’s website. And I’ve already commented, … Continue reading →

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Checking Our Heads

Posted on July 2, 2010 by luke

Yesterday, I enthused about the PC(USA) website’s makeover, and one of my Facebook friends went to see it. He’s a Southern Baptist, and he wasn’t impressed with this quote on the home page: The pull quote you see here isn’t … Continue reading →

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PC(USA) ordains 1st Iranian Pastor

Posted on June 17, 2010 by luke

Hey, this is a small world. Mansour Khajehpour was just ordained by Seattle Presbytery as the first Iranian to become a PC(USA) minister of Word and sacrament. I knew Mansour (a little) in seminary. He was in the class two … Continue reading →

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Public: Gay Relations "Morally Acceptable"

Posted on May 26, 2010 by luke

There’s a lot to think about in a new Gallup survey about gay relations: Americans’ support for the moral acceptability of gay and lesbian relations crossed the symbolic 50% threshold in 2010. At the same time, the percentage calling these … Continue reading →

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08B Update

Posted on March 10, 2009 by luke

Unofficially, the vote at Presbytery today on Amendment 08B was 42/53/2. That is to say, 42 in favor, 53 against, and 2 recommending no action.

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08B Comments

Posted on March 10, 2009 by luke

Here’s what I said at Presbytery today. When I began the process of discerning my call to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, the leaders of my church encouraged me to participate in a discernment group. So one evening I … Continue reading →

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