19 September 2012
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Presbyterians Week Headlines
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[2] Presbyterian Church in Korea Celebrates 100th Anniversary
[3] PCUSA Pittsburgh Presbytery Approves Process for Churches to Leave Denomination
[6] Headlines from Christian Concern
[7] Headlines from The Christian Institute
[8] Articles from LifesiteNews.com
[9] Raging Heathen and Vain Imagining
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Reformed Presbyterian pastor the Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Christian Defense Coalition, published the following press release on 14 September 2012:
“Today White House Spokesperson Jay Carney talked about religious tolerance and respecting all religious beliefs in regard to the anti-American violence spreading around the Muslim world.
“However, President Obama has shown a profound lack of respect and tolerance toward the Christian faith by forcing Christians to abandon their deeply held religious beliefs in dictating compliance with the HHS mandate.
“This mandate would force people of faith and conscience to violate their core beliefs by having to purchase abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization in their health care plans in direct violation of their religious values and teachings of their Church.
“Mr. President, religious tolerance and respect should apply to all faith traditions. Not just Islamic extremists.”
Mr. Mahoney additionally stated:
“In today’s news conference, the White House talked about religious freedom and religious tolerance. If that is true, Christians are asking that President Obama show the same respect and tolerance to the Christian community that he is showing to Islamic extremists and terrorists.
“President Obama has shown a profound lack of respect and tolerance to the Christian community by forcing people of faith to purchase abortion-inducing drugs and sterilization through their health care plans.
“Sadly, this forces Christians to violate their deeply held core values, religious beliefs and historic teachings of the Church.
“It is difficult to believe that President Obama would crush religious freedom and liberty through this HHS mandate and yet turn around and talk about religious respect and tolerance regarding the making of this anti-Islamic film.
“One could only imagine the violence and uproar around the Islamic world if President Obama forced Muslims to violate their deeply held religious views.”
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[2] Presbyterian Church in Korea Celebrates 100th Anniversary
The Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) has received congratulations from the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) as it celebrates its 100th anniversary this week in Seoul, Korea.
WCRC General Secretary, Setri Nyomi, is in Seoul to bring greetings to the PCK which is one of four WCRC member churches in Korea and one of the largest Presbyterian churches in the world.
The first Korean Presbyterian minister founded a church in Hwanghae province in 1884. The PCK General Assembly was established in 1912.
In a sermon preached in the chapel of Seoul Jangsin University (a PCK institution), Nyomi says: “We praise God for one hundred years and more of faithful service to God by the Presbyterian Church in Korea.”
In his remarks, the Ghanaian theologian praises the church for its support of theological institutions, universities and congregations throughout its history.
Nyomi told the assembled faculty and students that to renew their commitment to God for the next 100 years they might ask how they plan to be friends of the poor and marginalised in Korea and throughout the world.
“Many are imprisoned because they are not free to be where they need to be – families for example have been divided for many decades on the two sides of Korea,” Nyomi noted, adding that the church needs to “be God’s prophets exposing evil and injustice.”
In a similar message to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PROK) also meeting this week in Seoul, Nyomi says: “WCRC appreciates the prophetic role of this church on many issues and especially for peace in this land…It is our prayer that this Assembly’s deliberations will yield decisions which demonstrate the readiness of this church to take actions that foster justice and peace.”
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[3] PCUSA Pittsburgh Presbytery Approves Process for Churches to Leave Denomination
A 19 September 2012 Pittsburgh Post Gazette article by Ann Rodgers titled “Presbytery OKs Process for Churches to Depart” reports that the Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)’s Pittsburgh Presbytery has adopted a policy that will allow congregations disaffected with the PCUSA’s move toward moral acceptance of homosexuality and the denomination’s drift away from biblical authority to leave the denomination and be allowed to keep their church property.
The policy requires the churches to engage in an open, two-sided discernment process and to negotiate a settlement with the presbytery. The policy includes a pledge by both the presbytery and the churches to keep the process out of the civil courts.
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A 14 September 2012 MyJoyOnline.com article by Nathan Gadugah titled “Prez Mahama Apologises to Presby Moderator; Calls for Cease Fire” reports that Ghanaian President John Mahama has apologized to the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) following several days of heated exchanges between ruling party leaders and the PCG over the denomination’s opposition to the creation of forty-five new constituencies in Ghana, and what the ruling party perceived as the PCG’s support of the opposition New Patriotic Party ahead of elections scheduled for December 2012.
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Ligonier Ministries has scheduled two August 2013 tours of England and Scotland for the purpose of studying the British Reformation.
The first tour is 15-23 August 2013, and will be accompanied by Dr. R.C. Sproul Sr. and Dr. Robert Godfrey. Further information is available at:
http://www.ligonier.org/events/2013-british-reformation-tour-london-scotland
The second tour is 25 August – 2 September 2013, and will be accompanied by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson and Dr. Steven Lawson. Further information is available at:
http://www.ligonier.org/events/2013-british-reformation-tour-scotland-london
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[6] Headlines from Christian Concern
Headlines of the past week from Christian Concern:
— Victory for Pro-Lifers in Key Freedom of Expression Case
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[7] Headlines from The Christian Institute
Headlines of the past week from The Christian Institute:
— Teachers ‘Face Sack’ If They Don’t Endorse Gay Marriage
— BBC Thinks Christians’ Views Are ‘Lunatic’ Says Presenter
— Peer: Sharia Courts Subvert British Law
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[8] Articles from LifesiteNews.com
Articles from the past week from LifesiteNews.com:
— Autopsy: Planned Parenthood Patient’s Uterus Arrived Separate from Body
— Ontario Christian Minister Forced To Conduct Same-Sex ‘Marriages’ or Get Sacked
— New Study Shows Multiple Abortions Increase Risk of Maternal Death
— Marriage Activists Encounter Threats, Flying Bottles, Armed Opponent in Minnesota
— Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Highlights Promoting Homosexual Rights Abroad As Priority
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[9] Raging Heathen and Vain Imagining
Articles from the past week regarding kings and rulers setting themselves against the LORD and against his anointed:
— Obama Wins Right to Indefinitely Detain Americans under NDAA
— Constitutionalists Labeled as Terrorists for Speaking Out Against the Government
— Mom Arrested for Kids Playing Outside
— Christians Face Systemic Persecution in Burma
— Fans Defy Prayer Ban before High School Football Game
— Persecution Follows Demolition of Moscow Protestant Church
— Georgia High School Abandons Fifty Years of Prayer after Atheists’ Threats
— Toronto Schools Hit Churches With Up to 400% Rental Increases, Leave Most Other Group Rates in Place
— Republican Joins Democrats Attending Church of Scientology National Office Opening
— Federal Reserve Has Been Issued Police Powers
— Authorities Continue to Intimidate Bible Study Leaders
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Articles from the past week about the religion of peace:
— Protesters Storm U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Raise Islamic Flag
— Muslim Clerics: Kill All Who Insult Islam
— U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt, Condemns Those Who ‘Hurt the Religious Feelings of Muslims’
— Obama backing Islamic groups behind Libya, Egypt attacks?
— Muslims Mark 9/11 with Violent Attacks against U.S. Facilities
— U.S. Ambassador and Three American Embassy Workers Killed by Angry Mob in Libya
— Obama Praises Arab Spring, Libya on Day U.S. Ambassador to Libya Was Murdered
— Christians in Egypt, Libya, Other Countries Could Face Increased Persecution
— Muslims Kill U.S. Ambassador and Three Americans in Libya
— U.S. Ambassador to Libya Aided the Jihadists Who Later Murdered Him
— Hurting Muslims’ Feelings ‘Cannot Be Tolerated,’ Egypt’s Ruling Party Says
— Obama Sympathizes with Libyans after They Murder U.S. Ambassador
— Appeasing Muslims by Gutting the First Amendment
— Pentagon Sending Warships to Libya Following Death of U.S. Ambassador
— Ambassador Stevens Was Raped Before His Murder, Reports Claim
— Yemeni Protesters Storm U.S. Embassy in Sanaa
— America ‘Was Warned of Embassy Attack but Did Nothing’
— Egypt’s Christians Face Mass Slaughter by Islamists
— Terror Threats Spread to Universities and Nuclear Reactor Facility in U.S.
— Attack on U.S. Ambassador in Libya an Example of ‘Blowback’
— Pakistani Christians Hail Arrest of Muslim Cleric for Framing Christian Girl
— FBI and DHS Warn Violent Muslim Riots Could Spread to U.S; Joint Bulletin Puts First Responders on Alert
— Obama Admin Asking YouTube to Review Anti-Islam Film
— Violent Muslims Attack Police in Sydney, Australia
— U.S. Sharia Police Pick Up Muhammad Filmmaker
— ‘Thief’ Has Hand Chopped Off by Devout Muslims in Timbuktu
— Four U.S. Soldiers Killed in Afghan ‘Insider’ Attack, Third Attack in Three Days
— Leading Sunni Clerics Demand Global Ban on Insults to Islam
— Is Shariah Compliant Banking in America Funding Terrorism?
— Anti-Islam Filmmaker Donated a Million [U.S.] Dollars to Obama Campaign
— Middle East Protester Dies from Smoke of Burning U.S. Flag
— Islam as a Force for Global Domination
— Submission to Islamic Threats will doom the American People
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