Archbishop Dolan has a solid reputation as an outspoken pro-life leader. He has insisted that Catholics should never honor anyone taking a pro-abortion position… In a surprise vote that was described as a “seismic shift” by one prominent Catholic commentator, the strongly pro-life Archbishop Timothy Dolan of New York today beat out controversial sitting Vice... Continue Reading

According to court documents the longtime financial director…received $132,019 out of his total $144,261 compensation in the form of a housing allowance last year. The Reformed Church in America had no record of his ordination as a pastor. Crystal Cathedral, the Orange County mega-church that filed for bankruptcy last month, allowed its chief financial officer... Continue Reading

Despite a survey saying otherwise, some pastors are convinced that there is a resurgence in Calvinism, or Reformed theology, particularly among young believers today. A new Barna Group survey, released on Monday, revealed that the proportion of Protestant pastors who identify their church as “Calvinist or Reformed” has remained the same – at about three... Continue Reading

The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 15-14 against adopting the amendments. The two amendments to BCO 14-1 and 14-2 will have the effect of changing the way the Administrative Committee, which includes the Stated Clerk’s office, would be funded. It would also change the definition of “voting membership” for... Continue Reading

The changes are “baby steps in the right direction,” said Mitch Mayne, an openly gay and active Mormon in the Bay Area. “At least the handbook takes the damning terminology out of it.” A newly published compilation of guidelines used worldwide by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has softened the... Continue Reading

When asked to explain why she supports nFOG (New Form of Government), Bolbach said it establishes a new mindset and basically returns the Book of Order to a constitution rather than a rule book. In addition to being honored with a special reception on the opening night of the 2010 Covenant Network of Presbyterian’s National... Continue Reading

The vote of Presbyteries on the BCO 14 amendments is now at 15-10 against adopting the amendments. On November 9 Southwest Florida voted in favor: Yes 36; No 12; Abstain 0. On November 13 Philadelphia voted against: Yes 5; No 14; Abstain 0. On November 15 Houston Metro voted in favor. On BCO 14-1: Yes,... Continue Reading

“Given this profile, we expect that new theological, relational, as well as methodological networks that emerge will redefine the Protestant landscape over the next decade.” Some observers and journalists have described a movement among Reformed churches, pointing to prominent Reformed pastors and new Reformed church associations as a significant trend. A new study from Barna... Continue Reading

Earlier this year, the Standing Committee of the diocese called on Bennison to resign. A number of individual priests…also asked Bennison to step down. Delegates to the 227th Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Pennsylvania voted overwhelmingly for Bishop Charles Bennison to resign. 476 secret ballots were cast, 341 in favor of the resolution, 134... Continue Reading

“…if the NCC wants to survive, it needs to be bureaucratically less centralized, theologically more deeply rooted in traditional Christian beliefs, and less aligned with Western liberal Protestantism…” While church leaders from across denominations discuss new directions for the 100-year-old ecumenical movement, one conservative Christian believes major changes need to be made in order for... Continue Reading