As part of my response to the General Assembly agenda items on women serving on the General Council and on the names of God, I want to deal with the use of scripture. We need to clarify the Protestant understanding of sola scriptura (by scripture alone…

FIFTH SECTION CASE OF HOLY SYNOD OF THE BULGARIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH (METROPOLITAN INOKENTIY) AND OTHERS v. BULGARIA (Applications nos. 412/03 and 35677/04) JUDGMENT (Just satisfaction) STRASBOURG 16 September 2010 This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. In   Read More …

Methodist leaders said they plan to accept an invitation from Pope Benedict XVI to join a 1999 statement between Catholics and Lutherans that overcame centuries of division on the nature of salvation. Bishop Sunday Mbang of Nigeria, president of the World Methodist Council, said he expects the Joint Declaration to be ratified when the Methodists […]

http://www.actscelerate.com/viewtopic.php?t=82057&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=denominations+funds&start=0 Executive Council Notified of Embezzlement Charges Today?  Earlier I repeated a conversation about the handling of this “embezzlement” accusation. I now think it is best to wait for confirmation from church officials before revealing any more details. Last edited by Clyde Walker on 3/27/15 5:12 pm; edited 1 time in total Friendly Face Posts: […]

1. State Level Contact your congressman/senator for available options. Write your governor without hesitation Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a bill allowing clergy to refuse to officiate same sex ceremonies Texas Attorney General fights back against Supreme Court First Amendment Defense Act Sen. Mike Lee of Utah introduced 2. Personal Level Inform yourself and your […]

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2015/3/29/297074/Cleveland-Tn.-Production-Company.aspx Sunday, March 29, 2015 The head of a Cleveland, Tn., production company has been charged with defrauding the Cleveland-based Church of God International of $100,000 in connection with his part in setting up the church’s world convention in Orlando, Fla., in 2010. Troy Scot Carter was charged by federal authorities with securities fraud. A […]

Government agents shut down Iran’s largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its pastors was arrested and hauled away midway through a worship service. The closing of Central Assemblies of God church in Tehran is the latest case of the Islamic Republic’s leadership cracking down on Christians ahead of the June […]