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\nThis past week the headlines seemed to be dominated by General Assemblies, particularly the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland<\/p>\n

Ministers attending General Assembly told to \u2018clock in\u2019 or lose expenses<\/a><\/h3>\n

Scotsman, 19 May 2012 (yes, slightly out of range but I wanted to keep the GA news together)
\nThe Church of Scotland has a new electronic voting system which doubles as an attendance system at each session. Commissioners, not just ministers, must attend 10 sessions to get expenses reimbursed. A motion to change the Standing Rules to make it 12 sessions next year was defeated.<\/p>\n

A move to restrict the use of Church of Scotland buildings to activities not in conflict with the religious principles of the Kirk led to a couple of different stories<\/p>\n

General Assembly: Church accused of facilitating worship of \u2018false idols\u2019<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n

Scotland on Sunday, 20 May 2012<\/p>\n

Hindus object labeling of their deities as ‘false idols’ in Church of Scotland assembly<\/a><\/h3>\n

South Asia Mail, 26 May 2012<\/p>\n

In other Assembly News…<\/p>\n

General Assembly: Cash-strapped congregations told to donate more to Kirk<\/a>
\n<\/h3>\n

Scotsman, 25 May 2012
\nInsurance costs are rising dramatically<\/p>\n

General Assembly: Pay day loan firms \u2018doing great damage to society\u2019 <\/a><\/h3>\n

Scotsman, 22 May 2012
\nRelated to the major economic report presented to the Assembly<\/p>\n

\nAt the same time the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland was meeting and their work generated a couple of headlines<\/p>\n

Free Church of Scotland study sees same-sex marriage as ‘social experiment’<\/a><\/h3>\n

STV, 22 May 2012
\nReporting on the marriage report the Free Church adopted<\/p>\n

New ministers admitted to Free Church of Scotland<\/a><\/h3>\n

Stornoway Gazette, 25 May 2012
\nTwo ministers that left the Church of Scotland over the choice of trajectory to move towards the ordination of active homosexuals were received by the Free Church GA.<\/p>\n

\nIn other news around the world<\/p>\n

Southern Presbyterians Lose Third of Members, But Amicably<\/a><\/h3>\n

Christianity Today, 24 May 2012
\nIn a commentary piece it is noted that in the church dismissals I mentioned last week two presbyteries, Mississippi and Tropical Florida, each graciously dismissed about one third of their membership.<\/p>\n

And two high-profile congregational votes to request dismissal<\/p>\n

Church votes to join new denomination <\/a><\/h3>\n

WYFF Greenville, 21 May 2012<\/p>\n

Texas Presbyterian Church Splits Over Vote to Leave PCUSA<\/a><\/h3>\n

Christian Post, 23 May 2012 – Although in this case there was a large enough minority that a continuing group will be organized<\/p>\n

Mixed reactions over Malawi’s plan to repeal anti-gay law<\/a><\/h3>\n

Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2012
\nThe proposal by the new president of Malawi to repeal laws banning homosexual practice and same-sex marriages is opposed by, among others, the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian.<\/p>\n

Church daycare fire ruled arson<\/a><\/h3>\n

WAVY, 23 May 2012
\nA fire at Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church of Norfolk, VA, on May 9 was ruled to be arson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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