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May 23, 2013
New translation of the Heidelberg Catechism achieves required two-thirds majority of presbyteries
From Office of the General Assembly—220th General Assembly (2012)
Louisville —All but one of 19 constitutional amendments under consideration have been approved.
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May 23, 2013
Canadians turning away from organized religion
TORONTO—A new national study shows that while Canada remains overwhelmingly Christian, Canadians are turning their backs on organized religion in ever greater numbers.
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May 23, 2013
Moderator's Remarks at the Church of Scotland General Assembly
From Office of the General Assembly—G.A. Moderator
Louisville—I am happy to make available to you the remarks that I delivered on May 21, 2013, on the plenary floor of the Church of Scotland General Assembly in Edinburgh, where I am representing the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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May 23, 2013
Ghanaian Presbyterians are open to African expressions of Christian faith
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May 22, 2013
Creating a biblical ethic of peace in Colombia
Accompaniment programs, unified voice of churches critical to peace process, church leaders tell CLAI
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May 22, 2013
Bridgett Green joins PPC editorial team
Pastor will be acquisitions editor for biblical studies
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Three Prayer Concerns - May 23
Published May 23, 2013
The Jahalin Bedouin people
Pray for the Jahalin Bedouin people in the West Bank who have been displaced from their homes, marginalized by the governing authorities in their region, and terrorized by individuals who wish to do them and their children harm. Pray that there would be policies enacted to protect and serve them, and that no new legislation would be passed that would either force them to leave their land, or abandon their chosen lifestyle of raising and herding animals.All indigenous children
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Brendan Welsh
Published May 22, 2013
Hello. My name is Brendan Welsh, and I just completed my first year at Princeton Theological Seminary. I went to Episcopal Academy where I grew up, in a suburb of Philadelphia, after which I went to Hamilton College in upstate New York, where I met my wife. In January of 2012 we were married in California, and I went to work for the FOCUS youth ministry in Philadelphia, where I worked for 2½ years. My wife and I come from different denominational backgrounds, but we both joined Narberth Presbyterian Church a little over a year ago, a wonderful community that ...
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Summer 2013 intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations - Marissa Costello
Published May 22, 2013
My name is Marissa Costello and I’m an intern at the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations. I wanted to intern here for two reasons specifically. One of those reasons being that I am now going into my senior year as an undergraduate at Saint Francis College but I’m still not sure what career I would like to pursue in my future. I’m a sociology major with a concentration in social work but I don’t know what specific field I would like to pursue. I’m hoping that working with this ministry and being exposed to ...
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