In partnership with Lexington Theological Seminary You’re invited to gather in beautiful Black Mountain, NC, for a time of renewal and stimulating conversation at the Cobb Leadership Conference. Dr. Bill […]
civil rights
National City Christian Church raises new banners
Provided by National City Christian Church WASHINGTON, DC, January 5, 2021 – Historic, John Russell Pope-designed National City Christian Church plans to erect 16-feet banners from the front columns on […]
July 4: An African-American perspective
By Rev. Dr. Timothy James, Administrative Secretary of the National Convocation “So, if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8: 36 (NRSV) Who would have […]
Letter from Sharon Watkins, Rick Spleth on Indiana’s LGBT legislation
Many of you have been watching as the Indiana legislature once again took up the questions raised by last spring’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. You may recall that Governor Mike Pence signed a law that within a week was “fixed” due to the negative reaction from people of faith, businesses, convention planners and the general citizenry of the state. The revision made clear that it could not be used for purposes of discrimination.
Thoughts on Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court Decision on Marriage Equality
by the Rev. Dr. Sharon E. Watkins, general minister and president Two different discussions are stirred by the June 2015 Supreme Court decision on marriage equality. One relates to social, […]
Boy, do I need Advent!
Boy, do I need Advent this year! I need a respite from the commercial “Christmas season” where the sacred and the secular collide and stay awkwardly entangled for weeks – […]
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