RACISM AND ETHNIC DISPARITY (2000) WHEREAS the Church of God from its inception has contended to be inclusive of peoples regardless of gender, cultural background or race; and WHEREAS the 50th General Assembly in 1964 adopted a resolution on human rights affirming the worth of every individual; and WHEREAS every race bears the image of God and has its origin in Adam who is the Father of all mankin... »
PUBLISHED BY ORDER OF HIS HOLINESS, Pope LEO XIII, May 18th 1890 (translation) *The Holy Father exhorts priests to make use of this exorcism as often as possible. It is therefore worthy of propagation. The faithful also may say it as any approved prayer. (Note: where the symbol (†) is found, in the prayer of exorcism, the sign of the cross is to be made.) In the Name of The Father and of the... »
Preamble: In most countries surveyed, renewalists have at least as much schooling as the general population; in fact, in Nigeria, pentecostals are much more likely than the public as a whole to have obtained at least some post-secondary education. In the U.S., however, renewalists, especially pentecostals, tend to be less educated than the population as a whole; though there is virtually no educat... »
Historical and Biblical Position: The institution of marriage was established and ordained by God (Genesis 2:24). Therefore “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him, male and female created he them” (Genesis 1:27). Therefore, “marriage is honorable” (Hebrews 13:4). In spite of the progressive normalization of alternative lifestyles and the growing legal acceptance of s... »