Presbyterians Week Headlines
[1] Church of Scotland Proposes Changing Religious Observance in Schools to 'Time for Reflection'
[2] Reformation Conference Scheduled 1-2 November 2013 at Hope Reformed Church in Pierre, South Dakota
[3] OPC Church Plant in Hillsdale, Michigan Looking to Borrow Chairs for New Building
[4] Kansas Supreme Court Crushes Hopes for Justice in Case Against Former Attorney General Phill Kline
[5] Charles Haddon Spurgeon Website
[6] Free EBooks Available
[7] Forthcoming Releases from Banner of Truth
[8] Naphtali Press Offering Prepublication Discount
[9] News from the Deepest Recesses of Hell
[10] Headlines from Christian Concern
[11] Headlines from The Christian Institute
[12] Articles from LifesiteNews.com
[13] Raging Heathen and Vain Imagining
[14] The Religion of Peace
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[1] Church of Scotland Proposes Changing Religious Observance in Schools to 'Time for Reflection'
A 17 October 2013 Christian Today article by Mark Caplin titled “Church of Scotland Proposes Changing Religious Observance in Schools to 'Time for Reflection'” reports that the Church of Scotland is proposing that religious observance in the schools should instead be changed to a 'time for reflection' that is “genuinely inclusive of people of faith” and will “make very significant contribution to creating a genuinely inclusive society that moves beyond tolerance to deep respect, understanding and common living based on real self-understanding about others beliefs and values.”
Free Church of Scotland minister and director of the Solas Centre for Public Christianity, the Rev. David Robertson, responded by accusing the Kirk of "capitulating to the secularist agenda", and commented:
"We hope and pray that the Church of Scotland will wake up to the dangers all Christians face and that it will stop committing suicide in the name of Christianity.
"If the national Church cannot stand for Christian worship except in the private clubs of its rapidly declining congregations, then we wonder what it does stand for?
"When the Church says it does not want worship or prayers but instead advocates what will inevitably be a state-sponsored non-Christian moralism, it has reached the stage where it is no longer fit for purpose and should no longer seek to style itself as Scotland's national Christian church."
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[2] Reformation Conference Scheduled 1-2 November 2013 at Hope Reformed Church in Pierre, South Dakota
The Protestant Reformation is a turning point in Christianity. A spark, ignited by a monk who found himself confronted by the Holy Word of God, kindled a fire that continues to burn throughout the world. The call of a man to stand firmly – and exclusively – on the Holy Bible resulted in a reforming of the Church that began with Ninety-Five Theses on 31 October 1517 and has continued every day since.
Hope Reformed Church is pleased to present the first REFORMATION CONFERENCE to be held in Pierre, South Dakota on 1-2 November 2013. The Conference features the Rev. Jimmy John Hall who will present on the historical necessity and context of one of the significant works stemming from the Reformation.
Date: November 1st and 2nd, 2013
Time: Friday – 7:00 p.m. with refreshments to follow
Saturday – 9:00 a.m brunch, lecture at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Hope Reformed Church, 3017 South Garfield Avenue, Pierre, South Dakota 57501
Information: http://HopeRCUS.com
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[3] OPC Church Plant in Hillsdale, Michigan Looking to Borrow Chairs for New Building
Hillsdale Orthodox Presbyterian Church of Hillsdale, Michigan is looking to borrow some chairs for the building they are in the process of buying until such time as they can purchase pews.
Please contact Hillsdale OPC Pastor Everett A. Henes with any leads.
+ The Orthodox Presbyterian Church, 607 North Easton Road, Building E, Box P, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090, 215-830-0900, Fax: 215-830-0350
[4] Kansas Supreme Court Crushes Hopes for Justice in Case Against Former Attorney General Phill Kline
The Kansas Supreme Court has handed down its decision in in the matter of Phillip D. Kline, the disciplinary action against former State Attorney General Phill Kline. In its decision issued today, the Court continued in its course of political pandering and decided against Mr. Kline, who was found to have been in violation of the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct.
"What began as a political lynching has ended with a further travesty of justice," says Dana Cody, President and Executive Director of the Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF). "This case had nothing to do with the fair application of the Rules of Professional Conduct and everything to do with being politically correct on the issue of abortion. It is disappointing that the Kansas Supreme Court is more interested in political appeasement than the pursuit of justice."
The charges of professional misconduct sprang from Kline's investigation of several prominent abortion providers during his tenure as chief prosecutor at both the state and county levels.
As Cody sees it, this case represents business as usual in the abortion industry: "Pro-abortion forces are considered above the law -- including putting women and children in danger." She points to recent cases such as Dr. Kermit Gosnell's house of horrors, the dangerous clinics in Birmingham, Alabama and Jackson, Mississippi, and the utter lack of care for safety in clinics from Texas, to Illinois, to Delaware. "This is the true nature of the abortion industry, and we desperately need more prosecutors with the courage to stand up and enforce the law," Cody says, and adds that "The person responsible for initiating the campaign of harassment against Mr. Kline is now in our nation's capital as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Shame on this Court and shame on Kathleen Sebelius."
Ironically, today's decision was foreshadowed when an irreverent legal clerk in the Kansas Supreme Court was tweeting inside information from the Kansas State Supreme Court courtroom during Kline's November 2012 hearing, implying that the "fix is in" in the case against Kline. Cody asks, "What can Phill Kline do now? Can you imagine having to go back before this court to reinstate your law license? At least today's decision was not announced by a law clerk's tweet." Copies of suspended court clerk Sarah Peterson Herr's tweets from the courtroom during Phill Kline's hearing have been posted at:
operationrescue.org/images/twitter%20conversation%20during%20kline%20hearing%2011152012.jpg
Today's decision from the Kansas Supreme Court is posted at:
www.kscourts.org/cases-and-opinions/opinions/SupCt/2013/20131018/106870.pdf
Background on the case is available here:
lldf.org/kansas-suprreme-court-justice-phill-kline/
Phill Kline earned national attention when, as Attorney General of Kansas, he investigated and charged abortion providers in his state for their failure to report suspected child sex abuse. Although his actions were closely scrutinized, and the existence of probable cause was confirmed at every step in the process, Kline was subjected to years of opprobrium and character assassination led by political enemies within the Kansas Government.
While Kline served as district attorney in 2007, a district judge reviewed Kline's evidence and found probable cause to believe that Planned Parenthood committed 107 criminal acts, including falsifying abortion records to cover up illegal late-term abortions. Kline filed charges against Planned Parenthood the next day. Kline's dogged investigation and prosecution of Planned Parenthood for these illegal acts and for its cover-up of the statutory rape of young girls contributed to the abortion giant being defunded by some states and local governments, and even endangered its receipt of federal funding.
Though no longer serving in public office in the state of Kansas, Kline's enemies have not been content to let him go quietly on with his life. Over the past six years they have repeatedly claimed that he violated the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct. Last year, a panel of the Kansas Disciplinary Administrator made findings that Kline breached the Rules of Professional Conduct in ten instances. The panel recommended indefinite suspension of Kline's license to practice law in the State of Kansas. Note that the Disciplinary Panel served at the discretion of the Kansas Supreme Court, which consisted largely of appointees of pro-abortion Governor Kathleen Sebelius.
Kline and his attorneys, supported by LLDF, stated the ethics complaint was politically motivated and Kline filed exceptions to the claims. Kline's filings forced five of the seven Supreme Court justices to recuse themselves from Kline's case, which was argued before a reconstituted court in November 2012. During the hearing held at the Supreme Court, a law clerk working with the Kansas Court of Appeals publicly tweeted derogatory comments about Kline and predicted that Kline would lose his law license. The attorney has since been fired and the Court announced that it would investigate its attorney staff for unprofessional conduct and bias. That investigation is still pending.
The criminal charges against Planned Parenthood were dismissed after it was learned that the administration of then-Governor Kathleen Sebelius destroyed records under criminal subpoena implicating Planned Parenthood of criminal conduct. The Sebelius Administration was never investigated for its conduct.
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[5] Charles Haddon Spurgeon Website
SpurgeonOnline.com is your source for all things Charles Haddon Spurgeon, including Spurgeon quotes, devotionals, sermons, media, and more.
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[6] Free EBooks Available
Ligonier Ministries for October 2013
“John Calvin: A Heart for Devotion, Doctrine, and Doxology” by Nathan W. Bingham
Reformed Media
“The Everlasting Righteousness - Or, How Shall Man Be Just with God?” by Horatius Bonar
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[7] Forthcoming Releases from Banner of Truth
“Catechizing Our Children: The Whys and Hows of Teaching the Shorter Catechism Today” by Terry L. Johnson
“Evangelical Holiness and Other Addresses” by Iain H. Murray
“Power in the Pulpit” by Henry C. Fish
“Pleading for a Reformation Vision: The Life and Selected Writings of William Childs Robinson” by David Calhoun
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[8] Naphtali Press Offering Prepublication Discount
Naphtali Press is offering for the next few weeks a prepublication discount for the upcoming book “George Gillespie: A Dispute Against the English Popish Ceremonies” for US$19.95 post paid to U.S. addresses.
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[9] News from the Deepest Recesses of Hell
-- The New Normal: Dutch Parents Burying Their Aborted Babies in Dainty Coffins
-- Abortionist Kills Disabled Babies as Old as Thirty-Seven Weeks if They Won’t Have “Productive Lives”
-- Officials Discover Child Trafficked From Somalia to UK to Harvest Her Organs
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[10] Headlines from Christian Concern
Headlines of the past week from Christian Concern:
-- Ex-Gay Christian Counsellor Hounded Out by Psychotherapist Associations
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[11] Headlines from The Christian Institute
Headlines of the past week from The Christian Institute:
-- School Allows Boy to Dress as a Girl – Against Mum’s Wishes
-- Kids in California Allowed to Have Three Parents
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[12] Articles from LifesiteNews.com
Articles from the past week from LifesiteNews.com:
-- Former Heads of State Call on EU to Set Up State Surveillance of ‘Intolerant’ Citizens
-- Weep for your children: Sex Week at the University of Maryland
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[13] Raging Heathen and Vain Imagining
Articles from the past week regarding kings and rulers setting themselves against the LORD and against his anointed:
-- Conviction of Christians for Murder of Hindu Leader in India Biased, Unfounded
-- Bajrang Dal Pressure Villagers to Leave Christianity
-- Report: Slavery Traps Nearly 30 Million People Worldwide
-- Lawsuit: EPA Conducted Nazi-like Experiments on Human Subjects
-- Department of Homeland Security Warns Tea Party 'Christianist Xenophobes'
-- New Homeland Security Minister Changes Oath of Office to Pledge Loyalty to Obama
-- U.S. Department of Homeland Security Spends US$80 Million on Armed Guards for “Civil Disturbances”
-- Multiple Wyoming School Districts Implant RFID Chip Technology in Students without Parental Consent
-- Obamacare Will Segregate Doctors and Patients According to Race and Skin Color
-- Nobel Peace Prize Summit to Discuss Creating a One World Religion
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[14] The Religion of Peace
Articles from the past week about the religion of peace:
-- Gunmen Attack Christian Wedding in Egypt, Three Killed, Eighteen Injured
-- ‘Pakistani Minorities to Face More Persecution after 2014’, Says Well-Known Journalist
-- Experts Warn of Obama-backed Al Qaeda Biological Weapon
-- The Coming Caliphate: Al-Qaida, Muslim Brotherhood Hold Secret Meeting in Jordan
-- Afghan Governor Killed by Bomb Hidden in Quran
-- Nigeria: Islamic Jihad Attacks Force 3,000 Villagers to Flee to Neighboring State
-- Nigeria Deploys 10,000 Islamic Cops to Arrest Men Wearing Shorts
-- U.S. Fears Israel Now Preparing to Strike Iran Alone
-- Al-Shabab Justifies Jihad Beheading – Urges Western Muslims to “Make Their Choice Today” & Follow In Footsteps of Hasan, Merah, Abhulmutallab
-- Famine Comes to Syria: Fatwa Issued to Eat Dogs, Cats, Donkeys
-- Obama Administration Says Anti-Muslim ‘Hate Speech’ Can Be Punished
-- Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick Works With Jihad Terror-Tied Islamic Society of Boston to Issue First-Ever Eid ul-Adha Greetings
-- Saudi Arabia's Candidate for Afghan President Has Ties to Both World Trade Center Attacks
-- Pakistan Textbooks Teach Muslim Boys Killing Christians Is Way To Martyrdom
-- U.S. to Sell US$10.8 Billion in Missiles, Bombs to Saudis, UAE
-- Religion of Peace: Syrian Snipers ‘Target Unborn Children in Chilling Competition to Win Cigarettes’
-- “Stand Up and Fight Back”: Rev. Jesse Jackson Tells Arab Americans That They Are “The New America”
-- Obama Sending $1.6 Billion to Aid the Taliban in Pakistan
-- Islamic Jihadists Murder Nineteen People at Nigeria-Cameroon Border
-- New York Mayoral Candidates Both Say Will Add Muslim Holy Days to Holiday Calendar
-- Infiltration: U.S. Naval Academy Instructor Now Serving as Research Director for U.S. Muslim Brotherhood Organization
-- Geneva Conference Moves toward Criminalizing "Islamophobia"
-- New York City ‘Progressive’ Candidate Linked to International Communism, Terrorism and Global Islam
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