United Church of Christ
Possible Boy Scout gay leadership change has religious groups weighing options
By Adelle M. Banks — May 29, 2015
(RNS) Catholics and Mormons seem to be taking a wait-and-see attitude, Methodists plan to mull the next steps with BSA officials, and some LGBT-affirming church groups are welcoming the possible change.
Washington-area UCC votes to boycott Redskins team
By Erik Brady — June 16, 2014
(RNS) "This is not just a campaign against something," Oneida Nation representative Ray Halbritter. "As important, it is also a campaign for something much bigger than an NFL team's name. It is a campaign for the ideals of mutual respect."
United Church of Christ sues over North Carolina gay marriage ban
By Yonat Shimron — April 28, 2014
DURHAM, N.C. (RNS) Taking a cue from religious conservatives, the liberal denomination of some 1 million members becomes the first in the country to attack same-sex marriage ban on religious freedom grounds.
Historic Riverside Church recommends first woman as senior minister
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — April 28, 2014
NEW YORK (RNS) Riverside's pulpit has been home to some of the most influential clergy in progressive Protestantism, including Harry Emerson Fosdick, William Sloane Coffin Jr. and James Forbes Jr.
Will there be a ‘mass exodus’ of religious groups from the Scouts?
By Adelle M. Banks — May 24, 2013
(RNS) Now that Boy Scout delegates have taken their long-awaited vote and permitted openly gay Scouts, will there be a mass exodus by religious groups? It depends on who you ask.
Religious sponsors loom large in Boy Scouts’ policy debate
By Adelle M. Banks — February 6, 2013
(RNS) The decision by Boy Scouts officials to postpone any change in policy about gay membership was fueled by an ``outpouring of feedback.'' A lot of that reaction came from religious groups, who sponsor 70 percent of Scout troops.
Catholic, Reformed churches agree on baptism
By Adelle M. Banks — January 31, 2013
(RNS) Leaders of Catholic and Reformed churches have signed an agreement to recognize each other’s sacraments of baptism in a public step toward unity among groups often divided by doctrine.
ADL pulls out of interfaith talks over churches’ Israel stance
By Michele Chabin — October 11, 2012
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Anti-Defamation League has withdrawn from an Oct. 22 national Jewish-Christian interfaith meeting to protest a letter from Protestant participants that urged Congress to rethink U.S. funding to Israel. By Michele Chabin.
Churches shifting summer worship from Sunday to Wednesday nights
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald — July 16, 2012
(RNS) More and more churches are rediscovering Wednesday -- a traditional midweek church night -- as a prime time to gather the flock for casual worship in summer. By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.
Church that stood up for gay rights faces closure
By Lauren Markoe — May 17, 2012
(RNS) Grace Community United Church of Christ in St. Paul, Minn., took a stand on gay rights, lost most of its congregants and on June 1 may lose its church, too. By Lauren Markoe.
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