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2006 News Archive |
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September 2006 |
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September 1 |
Labor camp owners guilty of enslaving workers
Tip from PC(USA)-backed farmworkers led to convictions |
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Broad-minded faith
Philadelphia ministry seeks to re-connect those detached from religion in an artsy environment |
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September 5 |
Churches can broker economic justice dialogue, says ex-WCC head |
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Changes and challenges |
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September 6 |
More WCC members now pay their membership contributions |
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WCC calls for action against HIV stigma |
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Church-backed border workers cleared of immigrant-smuggling charges
Judge says ‘No More Deaths’ pair followed long-accepted ‘protocol’ |
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September 7 |
WCC says core role is Christian unity,
but inter-faith relations key |
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'Carving out a place…'
Presbyterianism’s tricentennial observed October 1 by the Presbyterian Historical Society staff |
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September 8 |
PC(USA) communicators to meet next month
Regional conference will focus on spreading church news better |
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September 11 |
The way the wind blows
Storm-damaged Native American church in Montana is restored |
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The scandal of Christian isolation
An interview with Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios of Albania |
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September 12 |
Understanding the history of mainline decline |
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September 13 |
African churches seek strong presence at Nairobi’s World Social Forum |
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Seven new mission workers begin assignments
Two former Young Adult Volunteers are among new mission workers |
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PC(USA) investment monitors focus on Sudan
MRTI empowered to ask GAC to divest from war-profiteers |
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September 14 |
Court says tithing not an option for the bankrupt |
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Episcopal summit in New York yields no way forward |
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Presbyterian minister faces charges over same-sex marriage
Committee says Edwards broke church law by joining lesbian couple |
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September 15 |
Traffic stop
Ending child prostitution and trafficking aim of talks between MRTI and tourism moguls |
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September 18 |
Global protesters plead for international action on Darfur |
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Pope ‘deeply sorry’ for offending Muslims |
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Beyond The Stained-Glass Ceiling |
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Seminary news |
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PDA sends $20,000 to Pakistan to aid flood and quake victims
Additional money going to help volcano survivors in the Philippines |
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September 19 |
PC(USA) names new CFO among other staff moves
Bailey’s appointment subject to GAC approval |
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Religious coalition calls for ban on use of torture
Presbyterian-founded group publishes anti-torture newspaper ad |
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September 20 |
Dorm with a spiritual dimension
Church starts national trend by building housing for Cal students |
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September 21 |
PC(USA) part of meeting with Iranian president
Religious delegation questions rhetoric on Holocaust |
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September 22 |
New religious movie label to entertain not proselytize, says media giant |
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September 25 |
Amendment on chaplains prompts religious opposition |
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With election looming, ‘values voters’ are back in the spotlight |
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New law makes possible tax-free gifts from IRAs
Presbyterian Foundation encourages those 70+ to take advantage |
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September 26 |
‘Mini-tour’ targets McDonald’s
Tomato pickers taking to the road to demand better pay, working conditions |
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Mission Initiative campaign financially squeezed
Not enough operating funds coming in, Opdyke opines |
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Turning mazes into labyrinths
First-ever gathering of presbytery and synod execs with GAC embarks on ‘appreciate inquiry’ |
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September 27 |
Reorganizing principles
Valentine: GAC to be more responsive, accountable, collaborative |
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Notes about people |
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Former GA moderator, 4 PC(USA) clergy arrested protesting Iraq war
Antiwar thrust part of national ‘Declaration of Peace’ |
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Presbyterians to celebrate tricentennial
300th anniversary fete is Oct. 1 in Philadelphia |
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September 28 |
GAC, PC(USA) executives look for "a new way"
First-ever joint meeting identifies mission, communication, collaboration as keys to revitalization |
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Forward into the unknown
Dramatic changes challenge denomination, Gray tells GAC |
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New PC(USA) data management system readied
eDIMES data system to help PC(USA) better relate to constituents |
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September 29 |
GAC approves new staff structure
New alignment saves $500,000 in 2007, $800,000 in 2008 |
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WMD committee seeks reassessment of Mission Initiative fundraising campaign
Effort to raise $40 million is short of needed operating funds |
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GAC committee to review Mission Initiative fundraising effort
Executive Committee asked to find operating funds for cash-strapped campaign |
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