In general, evangelical churches looking for succor or safety, or for accommodation of their enduring beliefs and practices in a progressive era, will be disappointed. Little quarter was given, and other than being able to query candidates about their view of ordination standards, or to expect repentance of the ordained, little ground was gained in the 220th General Assembly.

1. Gay Ruling Elder preaches just prior to debate on same-sex weddings; 2. Approves boycott of Israeli settlements; rejects use of Apartheid’ for Israel; 3. Approves actions in support of immigrants; 4. Rejects return to ‘fidelity and chastity’ language; keeps 'Teaching Elder' and 'Ruling Elder'

Link almost all of these with their more conservative acronymic partners, that is, RCA/CRC, ELCA/LCMS, PCUSA/PCA and so on, and you will find the word "decline" easily.

State legislators in Tennessee have made it official: Sex toys and graphic promotions of sexual activity are not welcome in public schools.

Describing his departure from the Kirk as “heartbreaking”, Mr MacDonald said the Kirk had become “inhospitable to evangelical belief” and that its “radically liberal stance” would be unappealing to new ministers and result in a “haemorrhaging” of evangelical members.

It also presents the empirical evidence for thinking carefully and soberly about embracing contraception. In this day and age, such a suggestion will seem ridiculous to Christians and non-Christians alike, but the data is undeniable. If we want to think seriously and Christianly about sex, then we need to think seriously about contraception.   When... Continue Reading

The vote was to decline sending an amendment to the presbyteries that would have replaced "man and woman" with "two people."

As IRD President Mark Tooley has written, “we eagerly await our inquisitors.”   Amid scores of resolutions submitted to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, the Stewardship and Development Committee has been asked by the Diocese of New York to launch an investigation of the Institute on Religion and Democracy. Resolution C114 instructs General... Continue Reading

We cannot continue to amend our Standards by exception. Again, on this issue and others as well, if there are those who do not believe our current Standards are an accurate exposition of Scripture, then submit overtures [proposing changes] to the General Assembly for debate.

Others acknowledged that although many had been scouring the Twittersphere and blog sites, evidence of the so-called bullying that prompted McCabe's resignation from the post, have not been found. Those present wanted to hear and see evidence because they genuinely desired not only justice for their vice moderator but a restoration of trust in the assembly. References to rumors, hear-say, innuendo, accusations and cyber-bullying had been heard, but no evidence produced.