http://www.instituteforprogressivechristianity.org/?q=node/92800 Washington DC March 9, 2009 The Institute for Progressive Christianity ("IPC') applauds President Obama's long-awaited Executive Order lifting the Bush administration's restrictions on the federal funding of embryonic stem cell researc...

From the Shalom Center: A Prophetic Voice in Jewish, Multireligious, and American Life Open Letter to Senator Obama: The Middle East, Islam, Ends, & Means Dear friends, I am writing this out of personal experience and my own individual ethical concern, not on behalf of any organization or campai...

I received this message from Thurman Hart, who blogs at www.xpatriatedtexan.com. I'm not sure how many on the list are aware of the death threats faced by Bishop Gene Robinson because he has joined his partner, Mark, in a civil union. At least some of these death threats are credible enough that the...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Gehring Senior Writer Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good Phone: (202) 429-9683 E-Mail: jgehring@catholicsinalliance.org Friday, May 30, 2008 Catholics Urge Sen. Lieberman to Avoid Speaking Appearance with Rev. John Hagee Washington, DC- The leaders of Catho...

TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE Dear Friends: Please join us in an interfaith prayer during religious services the weekend of June 6-8 to observe the first full weekend of Torture Awareness Month. Two months ago, President Bush vetoed legislation that would have banned the use of torture by US intelligence...

From National Religious Campaign Against Torture: TORTURE IS A MORAL ISSUE Dear NRCAT Supporters: We now have strong evidence that, as many of us have suspected, the abuses perpetrated on detainees over the past 7 years were not simply the acts of "rogue" agents or low ranking soldiers, but were ins...

Newsletter Mar 19, 2008 Sisters and brothers in Christ, Today, on the fifth anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq, we join you in praying and acting for peace: read more...

Criticism Denies Historical and Current Role of Black Church as Central to the Spiritual, Political, and Social Life of the Community Washington DC January 21, 2008 On this Martin Luther King Day observance, the Institute for Progressive Christianity (IPC) rejects the recent media attacks against th...

Newsletter Jan 19, 2008 Our light continues to burn! Pray and act for peace in Iraq; connect locally; participate in our March 6-10 Washington Witness; join FACEBOOK Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We invite you, your family, church and neighbors to come to Washington, D.C. March 6-10 or to cre...

Second Life to be Venue for Real Lesbian Wedding United Church of Christ Pastor From Massachusetts to Preside Koinonia Congregational Church in Second Life is happy to announce the wedding ceremony of Sophianne Rhode and her partner, Vidalia Shepherd. Sophianne Rhode is the avatar representation of ...