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Detterick promises the Coalition he'll
impose tighter control on conference presenters
by Doug King
11-8-00
A major topic for conversation at the Covenant Network
Conference was the recent statement by
GAC Executive Director John Detterick, in which he apparently said
that Dr. Dirk Ficca, in his presentation at last summer's Peacemaking
Conference, had made statements that were "out of bounds."
He apologized for being too slow and too cautious in
his response, and that of the GAC Executive Committee, condemning what
Ficca had said. In his words, he was "guilty of ... a) not
moving fast enough, and b) for speaking much too cautiously."
Some officers of the Witherspoon Society and Semper
Reformanda are preparing an open letter to Mr. Detterick, which will be
published here as soon as possible.
In the meantime, you might check some of the
background of this story in recent reports from Presbyterian News
Service and other pages listed below.
 update,
11-15-00
General Assembly Council chair Peter
Pizor has announced he will delay his plan to appoint a
conference-planning-review task force
Do you have comments on all this? Please share them, and let
us know if you'd like them published here.
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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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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Witherspoon’s Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, Witherspoon’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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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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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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