https://freerepublic.com/tag/lesbyterianchurch/ en-us Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:59:07 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2744083/posts As an out Presbyterian preacher, I'd experienced prejudice before. But nothing like what I faced in North CarolinaI was reading "Home in Henderson" -- the unofficial city website for a small town in North Carolina where I had recently moved to preach -- when I came across the blog entry. It was posted under the pseudonym "Church Reporter." "A friend that attends the First Presbyterian Church told me to do a Google search on their new minister Brett Webb-Mitchell," the entry began. "Having done so, I have only three comments to make on the pastor selection: 1. Who is responsible... Courier Journal https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2744083/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jul 2011 10:59:07 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2718020/posts After 33 years of debate, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has voted to change its constitution and allow openly gay people in same-sex relationships to be ordained as ministers, elders and deacons... New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2718020/posts#comment Wed, 11 May 2011 00:42:39 GMT