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Connections and Links |
 One of Witherspoon's major goals is to build connections
-- relationships among various groups in the Presbyterian Church that are
working for justice and peace, for an inclusive church in a society that cares
for the creation.
But we also want to build supportive connections among people,
since the struggle for peace and justice is sometimes wearing, sometimes lonely
-- and is better pursued with others than alone.
Our Links page
will lead you to some of the other groups to which we relate, both Presbyterian
groups and others, along with some more general sites on which we rely for
information and analysis.
Our calendar of
coming events lists -- well, coming events that might well interest you. And if you can add information on other events,
let
us know!
Books of interest
offers comments and reviews on books of interest of to
progressive Presbyterians and their friends.
Pastoral
searches by churches seeking progressive pastors -- and
progressive pastors seeking new opportunities for service -- are listed
for your information. And please let us know if you or your church
want to be listed too.
Just send a
note!
Services that might be helpful to churches
or pastors are listed on a page of their own.
Food
for the Spirit is a section offering just that: poems, reflections,
sermons and other material to nourish the spirit. Please visit the
Food
for the Spirit page now and then, and share whatever you might be able to
offer to others.
Just send a note
with your own thoughts!
We encourage
conversations
about any concerns or ideas you want to share with others. You may
want to respond to something you've found on the Witherspoon website, or to
other issues in church or society. Check out
the conversations page, and see if there's
anything you want to connect with.
And just send us a
note! |
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If you're interested in joining in conversation -- and
cooperation -- with Witherspoon members, please use this form to send us a
note. If your opinions strike the Webweaver as
interesting to others, and if you check the box to let us know it's OK to share
your note, it may turn up here. Click here
to read some responses - and then add yours!
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Visit
our lively
new website! |
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GA actions
ratified (or not) by the presbyteries
A number of the most important actions of the 219th
General Assembly have now been acted upon by the presbyteries,
confirming most of them as amendments to the PC(USA) Book of Order.
We provided resources to help inform the
reflection and debate, along with updates on the voting.
Our three areas of primary interest have been:
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Amendment 10-A,
which removes the current ban on
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender persons being considered as
possible candidates for ordination as elder or ministers.
Approved! |
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Amendment 10-2,
which would add the Belhar Confession to our Book of
Confessions. Disapproved, because as an amendment
to the Book of Confessions it needed a 2/3 vote, and did not
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Amendment
10-1, which adopts the new Form of Government
that was approved by the Assembly. Approved. |
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If you like what
you find here,
we hope you'll help us keep Voices for Justice going ... and
growing!
Please consider making a special
contribution -- large or small -- to help us continue and improve
this service.
Click here to send a
gift online, using your credit card, through PayPal.
Or send your check, made
out to "Presbyterian Voices for Justice" and marked "web site," to
our PVJ Treasurer:
Darcy Hawk
4007 Gibsonia Road
Gibsonia, PA 15044-8312 |
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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