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\nSo what caught my attention the first half of this month? Here are a few of the item I found interesting.<\/p>\n

One of the headlines caught my attention because of its implications for other current events:<\/p>\n

\nRepresentative carries bill to help church he leads: Reps say congregations have concerns about bill to disallow ecclesiastical law in disputes<\/a><\/b> – from Topeka Capital-Journal\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The bill would introduce a form of neutral principles to Kansas law for deciding church property cases. There are numerous comments from presbytery and synod leaders about the nature of the bill and the implications as well as the representative’s motives. The comments that his church was considering requesting dismissal from the PC(USA) lead to another article the next day where his pastor denied it:<\/p>\n

\nPastor of state rep’s church: We’re not splitting: Pastor of Rep. McPherson’s congregation disputes church leaders’ characterization of bill<\/a><\/b>
\n– from Topeka Capital-Journal\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nI had mentioned last time about the pressure raised by the Presbyterian Church in Mizoram state of India to continue prohibition on alcohol and the church is now organizing prayer meetings related to this effort:<\/p>\n

\nMass prayers to keep Mizoram prohibition<\/a><\/b> – from The Times of India\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAn event to mark International Women’s Day in Cape Coast, Ghana, included remarks by a Senior Lecturer at Presbyterian University that became the headline for this piece about the event:<\/p>\n

\nChange of name after marriage not obligatory<\/a><\/b> – from Ghana News Agency
\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nA particular congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Northern Ireland is involved in a project to examine its region’s troubled history:<\/p>\n

\nNew project will look at plantation and penal laws<\/a><\/b> – from Derry Journal; “A new cross-community project will examine
\nthe impact of the penal laws and the plantation on Catholics and
\nPresbyterians in Derry. The project is being funded by the Department of
\nCulture, Arts and Leisure and will involve the congregation of First
\nDerry Presbyterian Church and senior citizens from the Bogside area. When completed, the work will form part of a new website looking at the period.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAs the South Seas Evangelical Church celebrates its 50th Anniversary the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu sends greetings and a fraternal delegation:<\/p>\n

\nModerator Ova congratulates Ambu community<\/a><\/b> – from Solomon Star
\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nA couple of fires at Presbyterian-related institutions:<\/p>\n

\nFire guts Charlieville Presbyterian School<\/a><\/b> – from Guardian Media; about a school in Trinidad<\/p>\n

Weekend fire damages children\u2019s home: Water from sprinklers causes more problems than flames<\/a><\/b> – from Daily Journal; about a Presbyterian Children’s Homes facility in Farmington, Missouri
\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAnd a building that some time ago was a Presbyterian church in New Rochelle, NY, gets a high-profile renovation for a Pentecostal congregation:<\/p>\n

\nBaseball star Rivera rescues, renovates NY church<\/a><\/b> – AP story, here published by ESPN
\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nAnd a church loaning out space to the local library during renovation in Lewisboro, NY:<\/p>\n

\nLibrary begins new chapter<\/a><\/b> – from Lewisboro Ledger\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nFinally, an honor for recognition of mission work:<\/p>\n

\nPastor wins medal from Ethiopian government<\/a><\/b> – from The Korea Times; “Pastor Kim Sam-hwan of the Myungsung Presbyterian
\nChurch was conferred a medal of appreciation by the Ethiopian government
\nfor his contributions to the development of Ethiopian medical services.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So I will hold it at that for this group. I may include one or two more from this time period in the next group as logical groupings suggest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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