WHEREAS, God himself revealed a unity of equality and interdependence by such Biblical revelations as “Let us make” (Genesis 1:26); “I and my Father are one”  (John 10:30); and “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy  Spirit” (Matthew 28:19); and, WHEREAS, the Church of God is bound together in […]

WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes — American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 — in a time span of only one hour and 25 minutes, crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, the West Section of the Pentagon, and […]

Minutes of the 56th General Assembly of the Church of God Place: Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX. Date: August 17-23, 1976. General Overseer: Cecil B. Knight. “Where the Spirit is, there is Liberty” (pp.21-23). [+pp.29-31] Recommendations from the General Council: Item 1: Tobacco. — Tobacco restriction brought back. (See notes on 55th A.) Item 13: […]

9-11, THE WAR ON TERRORISM, & SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER WORLD LEADERS WHEREAS, on September 11, 2001, four hijacked planes — American Airlines Flight 11, United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines Flight 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 — in a time span of only one hour and 25 […]

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 […]