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Updates from San Jose - PresbyAct Blog reports on the 218th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

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California Same-Sex Unions Challenge United Methodists
“Will California church officials uphold United Methodism’s prohibition against homosexual nuptials?” asks UMAction Director Mark Tooley.

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JUL

Congressmen Meet with Resistance during China Trip to Highlight Human Rights
The vice president of the Beijing Olympic committee asserts that “by allowing Beijing to host the games, you will help the development of human rights.” Two U.S. Congressmen are begging to differ.

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JUL

Charismatic United Methodists Rally at Aldersgate 2008
Aldersgate Renewal Ministries’ annual conference, meeting in July in Columbus, Ohio, offered one cure for the woes of modern Methodism.

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JUL

The Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell’s Progress
How far will traditional pastors who support Obama be permitted to "stand up" publicly for their Christian faith if their theology contravenes the political correctness demanded by some in the Obama coalition?

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"It’s clear that racism is a philosophical construct, one invented by Christian nations to absolve themselves of the atrocities of empire . . . and that self-deception continues to undergird American life."

—The Rev. Jin S. Kim, pastor of the Church of All Nations in Minneapolis, MN, addressing attendees of the 2008 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). His remarks were part of a sermon given during the morning worship service on June 24.

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