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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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JUL

Jim Wallis’ Sojourners Rally Prepares Activists for 2008 Elections
Over two hundred liberal religious activists gathered for Jim Wallis’ “Pentecost 2008” conference in Washington, D.C. to prepare for the 2008 U.S. elections.

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JUL

United Methodist Ethicist Affirms Use of Force in Fallen World
Methodist ethicist James Thobaben says that Methodist founder John Wesley would support coercive force to institute justice among lawless nations.

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JUN

Conservative Anglicans Seek to Form a "Church Within a Church"
Conservative Anglicans attending the Global Anglican Future Conference will break with the liberal wing of the Episcopal Church, forming a “church within a church” for traditionalists.

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JUN

Presbyterians Plant Seeds of Self-Destruction
“Presbyterian Action will not stand silent amid these decisions that are blatantly contrary to the Bible and to biblical morality,” says Presbyterian Action Director James D. Berkley.

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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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