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Interfaith Alliance pushes non-partisan pulpit pledge

September 25, 2008 No Comments

The Interfaith Alliance is calling on clergy to stand up for religious freedom by signing a pledge to uphold certain standards during the election season. We ask clergy to pledge: to educate members of our congregation about how our faith relates to issues of the day; to refrain from endorsing any candidate, either explicitly or implicitly, in or on behalf of our house of worship; to…

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You make the call

September 25, 2008 8 Comments

The guys at the Dallas Morning News’ religion blog aren’t saying whether the Kenyan preacher with an interest in witchcraft who prayed over Sarah Palin is a “problem or not a problem.” But they have reproduced the evidence so viewers can decide for themselves.

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U. S. abortion rate at 30-year low

September 25, 2008 No Comments

A Guttmacher Institute report finds that the abortion rate is currently at its lowest since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973. Most of the change is due to declining abortion rates among women aged 20 to 24 since 1989. Experts disagree on the cause of this shift. Some cite state laws requiring parental notification for minors’ abortions. But minors account for only 7 percent of abortions.

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MDG mania

September 25, 2008 2 Comments

Suddenly the world’s media, which has been studiously ignoring the Millennium Development Goals to this point, has caught MDG fever, just in time for today’s activities in New York City, in which the Episcopal Church will play a major role.

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Megachurch loses property case to hierarchical denomination

September 24, 2008 No Comments

When a local church participates in, prospers from and enjoys the benefits afforded by the parent church it cannot then disclaim affiliation when it disagrees with the parent body, so as to shield church property from the equitable or contractual interests of the parent church. The court affirmed the concept that individuals may leave the church but they cannot take the church property with them.

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Paying God before the mortgage

September 24, 2008 No Comments

“I’ve had home owners who face foreclosure sitting in front of me saying, ‘I’ll do anything, anything to keep my home,” said Ozell Brooklin, director of Acorn Housing in Atlanta, a nonprofit which offers foreclosure counseling. “But after we’ve gone through their monthly expenses and the only thing left to cut is their tithe, they say ‘I guess this home is not for me’ and they walk away,” he said.

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Gospel Today goes behind the counter

September 24, 2008 1 Comment

The magazine’s publisher, Teresa Hairston, said she was just reporting on a trend, not trying to promote women pastors. “They basically treated it like pornography and put it behind the counter,” she said. “Unless a person goes into the store and asks for it, they won’t see it displayed.”

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