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Three representatives from the Presbyterian Church USA, which has announced plans to cut ties to firms that support Israeli soldiers and settlers on the West Bank and Gaza, outlined their denomination??s controversial divestment policy before a crowd of 70 students and community members in Emerson Hall last night...
Last June the Presbyterian Church USA’s General Assembly—which represents the denomination??s 2.5 million adherents nationwide, initiated “a process of phased selective divestment” but did not call for the immediate sale of stock in firms with ties to Israel, said the Rev. Thomas F. Kepler of the Boston Presbytery...
...efforts to accommodate the unusually large number of weddings called for by same-sex couples eager to enjoy their newly obtained freedom. The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has announced that it is ready to wed any couple wishing to get married—regardless of religious affiliation. Today, the denomination??s president is going to preside over the wedding of Hillary and Julie Goodridge, the couple who led the lawsuit that resulted in the SJC’s ruling. The wedding will take place in the UUA’s headquarters, right across from the Massachusetts State House...
...Swedenborgian House of Studies—the national seminary of the denomination??was located in Cambridge until the 1960s, and still owns the property where the chapel remains...
More troubling, however, is that this measure tacitly approves of religious groups who would seek to subtly infuse their service delivery with a religious message. Presumably, if these religious groups were going to deliver services without forcing their particular denomination??s message on those who come to them in need, any person, regardless of religion, would be able to perform the tasks related to that job. Telling groups that they can vet non-believers from the ranks of their employees is a step towards allowing federal money to subsidize proselytizing...
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