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May 24, 2013
Human cloning breakthrough prompts religious objections
WASHINGTON—News that scientists had for the first time recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos prompted dire warnings from religious leaders who say the research crosses a moral red line and could lead to designer babies.
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May 24, 2013
Mexico’s community radio stations fight for survival and recognition
From Latin American and Caribbean Communication Agency
MEXICO CITY—Radio Totopo was founded in February 2006 in the Pescadores neighborhood, the oldest and poorest part of the city of Juchitán in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. But the authorities closed it down in late March, even though Congress is debating a constitutional reform that would recognize community radio stations.
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May 23, 2013
The greatest story ever (re)told
Fresh approaches to e-vangelism in the digital age
From Presbyterian Mission Agency—Presbyterian News Service
NEW YORK—In today’s digital world, answers to almost all of our burning questions, whether they are about the burning bush or Moses’ tablets, are instantly available at our fingertips. But for Christians, especially denominational leaders, one question persists as it has for millennia: “How best do we spread the Word of God?”
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May 23, 2013
New translation of the Heidelberg Catechism achieves required two-thirds majority of presbyteries
All but one of 19 constitutional amendments under consideration have been approved
From Office of the General Assembly—220th General Assembly (2012)
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May 23, 2013
Canadians turning away from organized religion
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May 23, 2013
Moderator's Remarks at the Church of Scotland General Assembly
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Education and Indigenous Youth: Melanesians and Quechuas
Published May 24, 2013
by Brendan Welsh
The Twelfth Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is currently meeting at the United Nations. On May 22, I had the pleasure of attending the event on Education and Indigenous Youth, organized by the Permanent Missions of Australia and Ecuador. Mr. Joseph Elu, a Chairperson of the TSRA (a branch of the Australian government that serves the Melanesian indigenous population of the Torres Strait), spoke about what his office does to promote education amongst the indigenous youth on the islands. “People say Australia is a first world country but our indigenous people are very behind ...
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Revised Plan for Expanding Exam Opportunities
Published May 23, 2013
Today the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee on Examinations for Candidates (PCC) announced modifications to its plan for increasing the opportunities provided to candidates for ministry in the Presbyterian Church (USA) to take the standard ordination examinations. I have provided the full text of the PCC's announcement below, but first let me highlight the following points:
- There will be NO changes in the administration of the exams for August 2013 and January 2014. The online exam process for taking exams will be exactly as it was for the past year.
- The plan announced in 2011 for moving toward "flexible" exam dates ...
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Witnessing in Word and Deed
Published May 23, 2013
During my recent visit to the Dumaguete City, Philippines, for a consultation on theological education in Asia (which you can read about here and here), I had an amazing opportunity to visit a ministry called the Little Children of the Philippines (LCP). This decades-old ministry reaches out to the poorest of the poor in multiple sites around Dumaguete City, housing orphans, running community centers, giving job training and opportunities, and holding Bible studies and worship.
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