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\nA little bit quieter week, but here are a few of the news items that caught my attention…<\/p>\n

The commentary on the elections in Ghana continues from the Presbyterian Churches. From the Presbyterian Church of Ghana –<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t create political turmoil in 2012 elections- Rev Ampiaw<\/a><\/h3>\n

Spy Ghana, April 29
\nComments from the Chairman of a Presbytery urging politicians to put the interest of the country above their own political interests.<\/p>\n

And very similar comments from a Presbytery Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana <\/p>\n

Posterity will not forgive Politicians who create confusion-Priest<\/a><\/h3>\n

GhanaWeb, May 5, 2012<\/p>\n

In the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) one of the current issues is the structure of the governing bodies, now referred to as councils, and Pittsburgh is looking at a restructuring to help it do routine work in smaller units<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Presbytery planning to reorganize<\/a><\/h3>\n

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 21, 2012 (yes, outside the range for this week but it only appeared in one of my news feeds this week)<\/p>\n

Speaking of Pittsburgh…
\nOne of the hot topics for the 220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) in Pittsburgh in two months will be a proposal to divest from companies that do business related to the Israel\/Palestine conflict. Philadelphia Presbytery has gone on record against that divestment proposal and is sending an overture to the GA asking it to adopt a more even handed approach<\/p>\n

Philly Presbyterians Reject Divestment<\/a><\/h3>\n

Jewish Exponent, May 2, 2012<\/p>\n

And in parallel news, the Methodists in their General Conference last week rejected a very similar divestment proposal by a 2-to-1 margin<\/p>\n

Methodists Vote Against Ending Investments Tied to Israel<\/a><\/h3>\n

New York Time, May 2, 2012<\/p>\n

Finally, the feel good story of the week<\/p>\n

Presbyterian Church, Sewickley Votes to Preserve ‘Pink House’<\/a><\/h3>\n

Sewickley Patch, 29 April 2012
\nIn a long-running discussion about the fate of an historic house owned by the church, the Session agreed this week to preform necessary maintenance, if it can raise the funds, and to use the house for church programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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