Commentary: Lawmakers, Meet the Bible’s ‘Strangers, Widows and Orphans’
Good religion can be such a nuisance sometimes, especially for self-righteous lawmakers who prefer...
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Commentary: Foolish, Stubborn, Underfunded Christians
In 1996, while I was pastor of Zion United Church of Christ in Henderson, Ky., our small...
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Commentary: Julian Bond: Justice Ally and Icon, Now Justice Saint
Since hearing the sad news of Julian Bond's death on August 15, I've been trying to remember the...
Read MoreTwo churches in D.C. area welcomed into UCC
Covenant Baptist Church in southeast Washington, D.C., was one of two churches that...
Read MoreChicago’s Trinity UCC is ‘great gift to wider church family’
In the wake of misleading attacks on its mission and ministry, Chicago's Trinity United Church of...
Read MoreObama’s General Synod speech prompts IRS to investigate UCC’s tax-exempt status
The Internal Revenue Service has notified the United Church of Christ's national offices in...
Read MoreDoc’ Edmonds, UCC leader and civil rights pioneer, has died
The Rev. Edwin R. "Doc" Edmonds, one of the UCC's stalwart justice advocates, died on Nov. 6 of...
Read MoreBecause of pro-gay stance, UCC church in Texas can’t join prison ministry
A United Church of Christ congregation in Texas has been told it cannot participate in an...
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