Presbyterian Action E-Newsletter

Presbyterian Action offers newsletters and press releases regarding current issues and concerns of the Christian community. Don’t miss out on Alan Wisdom’s bi-weekly Presbyterian Action Newsletter.

Keep up-to-date on the happenings of major denominational groupings such as the General Assembly, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office, and the Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns. Stay informed about what these organizations are saying and doing on your behalf.

Discover what PCUSA leaders are saying in multi-denominational organizations such as the National Council of Churches (NCC).

Presbyterian Action offers key insight into these affairs after 25 years of observing the Washington Office and its counterparts in other denominations. Help Presbyterian Action hold the churches' social witness accountable to biblical and historic teachings by staying informed and taking Action.

Register as an IRD User and sign up for the newsletter today!

Already a user? Sign in and subscribe here!

Examples of issues covered in Presbyterian Action:

• “What Do Presbyterians Say About Marriage?” Alan Wisdom critiqued a recently published resource on the subject by David Jensen, a professor of “constructive theology” at the PCUSA-affiliated Austin Seminary. Soon to be released is Wisdom’s Mount Nebo paper, “Is Marriage Worth Defending,” an extensive effort to fill in the gap.
• Christian Iosso and National Council of Churches General Secretary Michael Kinnamon signed the NCC’s “Social Creed for the 21st Century,” which was commended to Obama’s attention. Iosso and Kinnamon, primary authors of this creed, advocated the “20 specific reform measures” in the Social Creed. They mentioned “full employment at a [government-imposed] living wage” with “time and benefits to enable full family life.” They called for “modern forms of usury to be regulated out of existence,” “progressive taxation” to redistribute wealth, and “adequate social welfare” to meet all needs. The IRD/Presbyterian Action published a critique of this NCC Social Creed when it was released last year.
• Coverage of meetings of the PCUSA Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP).
• The General Assembly moderator has announced appointments to three special committees, and it appears he may have done his job well. The three committees created are: The Special Committee to Study Issues of Civil Unions and Christian Marriage, The Special Committee to Prepare a Comprehensive Study Focused on Israel/Palestine, and The Special Committee on Correcting Translation Problems of the Heidelberg Catechism.
• News on the persecution of Presbyterians and other Christians in Pakistan