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2007 News Archive |
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December 2007 |
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December 3 |
[RNS] Some churches conflicted over Kwanzaa |
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[ENI] Advent calendar is devotional source with global support on AIDS |
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Self-Development of People announces grant recipients
Nearly $500,000 awarded to fund 21 self-help projects in the U.S. |
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Former GA vice-moderator and Board of Pensions chair Gene Sibery dies
Was one of the 20th century’s ‘most influential health care thinkers’ |
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December 4 |
[RNS] Books trace real and imagined history of Christmas |
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[ENI] Iraqi Christians facing most difficult time ever, says Baghdad priest |
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Mission Challenge ’07 transforms a congregation’s Mission Fair
Tulsa session to launch funds drive for Presbyterian World Mission |
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Valentine issues appeal for missionary support
Three candidates ready to go but need funding by Dec. 15 |
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December 5 |
[ENI] MECC reaffirms dialogue with Muslims |
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[RNS] Barcelona nativity scenes feature an unusual visitor |
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Fearless humility
Greater reliance on God’s grace can make church more faithful, mission pastors told |
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Burger King hears from farmworkers and PC(USA)
Protesters march through Miami to picket HQ of fast-food giant |
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December 6 |
[RNS] Progressives call for ceasefire in ‘Christmas culture wars’ |
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[ENI] Murdoch’s News Corporation buys Web site that offers spiritual hope |
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Souper fund-raising event takes a bite out of hunger
Organizers hope to raise $10 million on Super Bowl Sunday |
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Form of Government Task Force revises documents based on denomination-wide comments
Separate recommendations will address Chapters 1-4 and the rest of The Book of Order |
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December 7 |
Romney speech may quiet some critics, but not all |
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When happy holidays means no gifts |
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PDA New Orleans coordinator dies in car crash |
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December 10 |
Iraqis find refuge in land of lutefisk and Lutherans |
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Church groups oppose U.S. restrictions on
HIV-positive travelers |
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Riverside Presbytery partners with Joining Hearts & Hands in $500,000 campaign
80% will support new churches, 20% to fund a new missionary |
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Two Presbyterians arrested in annual Fort Benning protest
Pair facing federal charges, possible imprisonment |
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December 11 |
[RNS] Colorado shootings reflect big threats at big churches |
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Bringing the world home
Presbyterian missionary Art Kinsler spoke during Mission Challenge ’07 on call to service, current work in Korea – North and South |
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College news |
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December 12 |
[WCC] Glory to God and Peace on Earth
2007 Christmas message from the World Council of Churches |
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[RNS] GodTube offers a wildly popular Christian alternative to YouTube |
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Want to Give God Joy?
A message to the PC(USA) from the General Assembly moderator |
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Seminary news |
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New Fair Trade Web site launched
Cyber-marketplace hopes to boost sales and wages of Peruvian artisans |
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December 13 |
[ENI] U.S. government honors HIV+ Zimbabwe pastor |
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[RNS] Farley wins 2007 Grawemeyer Award |
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‘Be Still and Know that I Am God’
A message to the PC(USA) from the General Assembly stated clerk |
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December 14 |
[RNS] Hotel offers room at the inn for Marys and Josephs |
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[ENI] Gore backs 'moral' stand of top church leader on climate |
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PHEWA seeks ministry award nominees
Recipients will be celebrated at 2008 General Assembly |
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A tree on a hill
California NCD lights the way to Christmas |
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December 17 |
[RNS] New Jersey is first state to abolish death penalty |
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[RNS] Program reunites families in prison for Christmas |
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Biblical examination
Documentary explores scripture and homosexuality, while also telling five families’ journeys |
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Presbyterian Church of Mexico tackles floods head-on
Disaster response impresses relief officials north and south of the border |
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December 18 |
[RNS] We Three Kings of Orient Are ... mostly unknown |
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Presbyterian News Service realigns ‘beat’ system
Reporting assignments follow new GAC structure |
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December 19 |
[RNS] Book looks to bring Muslim holiday to the mainstream |
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Web-based video project seeks youths’ interpretation of Micah 6:8
Presbyterian Foundation’s ‘YMILive’ seeks to ‘connect and engage’ |
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December 20 |
[ENI] Young Europeans to converge on Geneva for Taizé prayers |
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[RNS] Religion writers name evangelicals in election as 2007's top story |
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Columbia seminary official to preach on ‘Day 1’
Calvo, alumni and church relations director, kicks off new year |
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December 21 |
[RNS] 2007 was a quiet harbinger of significant
things to come |
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[ENI] Indians hail assurances on ending Christian Dalits’ discrimination |
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Denationalized Forman Christian College sees rapid growth, especially Christian students
President says more financial aid key to revitalization |
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More than 3,000 sweaters collected to keep Pittsburgh neighbors warm
Presbyterian Media Mission’s effort inspired by the late Fred Rogers |
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PNS will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day |
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