Presbyterians Week Headlines
[1] PCUSA Ordains First Openly Homosexual Minister
[2] Thousands of U.S. Military Chaplains Refuse to Perform Homosexual Weddings
[3] Orthodox Presbyterian Church Seeks to Begin a Church in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
[4] PCA Pacific Northwest Presbytery Finds Teaching Elder Peter Leithart Not Guilty of Federal Vision Charges
[5] Ligonier Ministries Adds Three Series by R.C. Sproul, Sr., to Free Listening Selections
[6] GPTS to Present Lecture “The Religion of Radical Environmentalism: How to Overcome its Threats to You, Your Family, Your Church and Your Society” on 28 November 2011
[7] Liveprayer.com Founder Bill Keller Says Mormonism is a Cult and No More Christian Than Islam
[8] Secret U.S. Government Panel Places Americans on “Kill List”
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[Editor’s Note: Presbyterians Week is late this week due to a deficit of thirty-hour days and ten-day weeks.]
[1] PCUSA Ordains First Openly Homosexual Minister
A 9 October 2011 Reuters article by Brendan O'Brien titled “Presbyterian Church Ordains First Gay Minister” reports that on Sunday, 9 October 2011, Scott Anderson was ordained as minister of the Covenant Presbyterian Church (Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)) in Madison, Wisconsin, becoming the first openly homosexual person to be ordained in the PCUSA.
+ Reuters, 3 Times Square, New York, New York 10036, 646-223-4000, general.info@thomsonreuters.com
+ Presbyterian Church (PCUSA), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, 888-728-7228, Fax: 502-569-8005
[2] Thousands of U.S. Military Chaplains Refuse to Perform Homosexual Weddings
An 11 October 2011 article by Giacomo on Godfather Politics titled “Thousands of Chaplains Refusing Pentagon Directive” reports that in response to a 30 September 2011 Pentagon directive to all military chaplains to perform same-sex weddings and to make military chapels available for same-sex weddings, both the Catholic Archdiocese for Military Service and the Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty issued statements that the chaplains represented by the organizations would not perform or participate in same-sex weddings.
+ Godfather Politics, Contact Page
+ Catholic Archdiocese for Military Service, 1025 Michigan Avenue Northeast, Washington DC 20017, 202-719-3600, Fax: 202-269-9022, archbishop@milarch.org
+ Alliance Defense Fund, 15100 North 90th Street, Scottsdale, Arizona 85260, 800-835-5233, Fax: 480-444-0025
[3] Orthodox Presbyterian Church Seeks to Begin a Church in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
A 6 October 2011 article by Iris Hersh in the Chambersburg Public Opinion titled “Orthodox Presbyterian seeks to Begin a Chambersburg Church” reports that Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) minister the Rev. John Mallin held a 7 October 2011 meeting at the Comfort Inn in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, concerning the start of an OPC church in Chambersburg.
Mr. Hersh reported that: “The denomination's doctrinal standards are the Westminster confession of faith and cataclysms.” (emphasis ed.)
The editor, who enjoys a good malapropism far more than is prudent, discovered early in his Christian walk that the Westminster Catechisms actually were cataclysmic, as the catechisms completely demolished the false doctrines the editor had learned as a child.
Additionally, the editor believes that spell checkers will be the dearth of us all.
+ Chambersburg Public Opinion, 77 North 3rd Street, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201, 717-264-6161, Contact Page
+ The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 607 North Easton Road, Building E, Box P, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, 215-830-0900, Fax: 215-830-0350
[4] PCA Pacific Northwest Presbytery Finds Teaching Elder Peter Leithart Not Guilty of Federal Vision Charges
A 7 October 2011 article by Don Clements in The Aquila Report titled “PCA’s Pacific Northwest Presbytery Finds TE Peter Leithart Not Guilty of Federal Vision Charges” reports that a 7 October 2011 trial by the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)’s Pacific Northwest Presbytery found Teaching Elder Peter Leithart not guilty of five charges related to Leithart’s alleged promulgation of Federal Vision theology.
+ The Aquila Report, c/o Metokos Press, 211 Main Street, Suite 108, Narrows, Virginia 24124, 540-726-8223, operations@theaquilareport.com
+ Presbyterian Church in America, 1700 North Brown Road, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, 678-825-1000, Fax: 678-825-1001, ac@pcanet.org
[5] Ligonier Ministries Adds Three Series by R.C. Sproul, Sr., to Free Listening Selections
Ligonier Ministries has added three more of R.C. Sproul, Sr.’s teaching series to the Ligonier website’s free listening selections:
-- Pleasing God
-- The Mystery of the Trinity
-- The Last Days According to Jesus
+ Ligonier Ministries, 400 Technology Park, Lake Mary, Florida 32746, 407-333-4244, Fax: 407-333-4233
[6] GPTS to Present Lecture “The Religion of Radical Environmentalism: How to Overcome its Threats to You, Your Family, Your Church and Your Society” on 28 November 2011
On 28 November 2011 at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Taylors, South Carolina, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, founder and national spokesman for the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, will present a lecture on “The Religion of Radical Environmentalism: How to Overcome its Threats to You, Your Family, Your Church and Your Society” at 7 p.m. in Room 209 of the seminary. The Cornwall Alliance is a coalition of clergy, theologians, religious leaders, scientists, academics, and policy experts committed to bringing a balanced Biblical view of stewardship to the critical issues of environment and development.
Dr. Beisner is an author and speaker on the application of the Biblical world view to economics, government, and environmental policy. He has published more than ten books and hundreds of articles, contributed to or edited many other books, and been a guest on television and radio programs. A ruling elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, he has spoken to churches, seminars, and other groups around the country for nearly twenty years. Dr. Beisner has testified before Congressional committees as an expert witness on environmental matters.
+ Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 200 East Main Street, Post Office Box 690, Taylors, South Carolina, 29687, 864-322-2717, Fax: 864-322-2719, info@gpts.edu
+ The Cornwall Alliance, 9302-C Old Keene Mill Road, Burke, Virginia 22015, 703-569-4653, Contact Form
+ The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 607 North Easton Road, Building E, Box P, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, 215-830-0900, Fax: 215-830-0350
[7] Liveprayer.com Founder Bill Keller Says Mormonism is a Cult and No More Christian Than Islam
Bill Keller, founder of 2.4 million-subscriber LivePrayer.com, is calling on Mormon cult member Mitt Romney to quit lying about being a Christian. Keller made national news in 2007 for saying, “a vote for Romney is a vote for Satan!” Keller has demanded that Mormon Presidential candidate Mitt Romney quit lying to people that he is a Christian.
Keller applauds First Baptist Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress for caring enough about the eternal souls of men to publicly state the truth that Mormonism is a cult. Keller says, “The fact is, the beliefs and teachings of the satanically inspired Mormon cult are totally inconsistent with Biblical Christianity. Romney and Mormons use the words 'god' and 'jesus,' yet the god and jesus of the Mormon cult are NOT the God and Jesus of the Bible! They view the Bible as a flawed and incomplete book usurped by the writings of their cults founder, Joseph Smith, who history shows was a racist, pedophile, polygamist, and murder!”
Keller continues, “Mormon doctrine teaches their 'god' used to be a human who rose to god-like status, just like Romney and all Mormons believe they will too after their death. The 'jesus' of the Mormon cult is the natural offspring of their 'god' Elohim who had sex with Mary, meaning their 'jesus' is a created being and NOT a deity as the Bible teaches, and is the brother of Lucifer.”
Keller concludes, “I could care less what fantasies Romney and those in his cult choose to believe, but I do care that they lie to people saying they are a Christian, when a person who believes in the teachings of the Mormon cult are no more a Christian than a Muslim is. Most appalling are prominent Christians who have sold out the faith to help Romney and other Mormons perpetuate their lie that they are Christians, aiding that cult to lead ignorant souls to hell for eternity.”
Keller said that he is not worried about being politically correct since at stake are the eternal souls of men, saying “According to the Bible, not Bill Keller, those who believe in a false Gospel like the Mormon's teach, will die and be in hell for all eternity.”
Keller has challenged Romney and another high profile member of the Mormon cult, Glenn Beck, to a public debate about Mormon doctrine, but those challenges have gone unanswered since “they will never publicly debate a Christian theologian about what their cult teaches since it would stop their ability to lie to the public that they are a Christian.”
+ Christian News Wire, 2020 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20006, 202-546-0054, newsdesk@christiannewswire.com
+ Liveprayer.com, 6660 46th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33709, Contact Page
+ Mormon Temple, 50 East North Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, 801-240-2640, Fax: 801-240-1550, Contact Page
[8] Secret U.S. Government Panel Places Americans on “Kill List”
A 5 October 2011 Reuters article by Mark Hosenball titled “Secret Panel Can Put Americans on ‘Kill List’” reports that a secret panel of senior U.S. government officials determines what U.S. citizens should be put onto a kill or capture list; said list then being given to the U.S. President.
The panel is a subset of the White House’s National Security Council.
Kill List member and Islamic militant Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in late September 2011 in Yemen by a U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) drone strike.
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