The United Church of Christ is being investigated by the Internal Revenue Service over a speech Senator Obama gave at a church conference in June:
Following on earlier news that the constitution and canons of the Southern Cone pose impediments to those who would propose to create US-based affiliates, the
On Monday The Lead covered the op-ed by Joe Feuerherd appearing in the Sunday edition of the Washington Post. Today the Post has a response by the director of media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops: “The bishops never align themselves with any party or any candidate, yet Feuerherd declares them for McCain. He puts the bishops in the Republican Party despite that fact that on many positions they could be considered Democrats.”
Denominations must be aware that many Americans change their religious affiliation/identity. They must be open and welcoming to those who are inclined to switch. They should also be prepared to part with a significant portion of their adherents on a regular basis. They should also take comfort in the fact that Americans are more religiously identified than their European counterparts
The Living Church has examined a newly available English translation of the constitution and canons of the Southern Cone and sees impediments: The situation seems
We pray especially this night for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. We give thanks for their willingness to stand before us and offer themselves to serve as our nation’s president. We pray that as they debate, they will exhibit the courage of their convictions, hunger for the truth, a vision of compassion, justice for all people, and civility toward one another.
One of the recurring challenges is to find a way of safeguarding young people’s space without policing it in an intrusive or humiliating way. Adults must think twice before assuming that every group of under-20s in a street or mall is likely to be a threat.
The Lead reported last week on proposals by some conservative bishops for alternative oversight. Now The Living Church updates the story with news that it
The Very Rev. Tracey Lind, dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland, will give the invocation at tonight’s Democratic Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dean Lind was invited to give the invocation by Cleveland State University President Michael Schwartz..
As reported on The Lead yesterday with commentary and links, the survey on Religion in the US by the Pew Forum continues to engage churches