New HuffPost Blog: Gay Clergy: God's Spirit at Work?

Rev. Peter M. Wallace: Gay Clergy: God's Spirit at Work?: "My friend Susan, whose religious views encompass Buddhism and good old-fashioned Southern progressivism, shot me an email late last week asking if I had a few minutes to talk with her about a theological issue.

She wrote that she'd been having a discussion with her cousin about the recent vote by delegates to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to allow non-celibate gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as clergy. And she wanted some advice before she responded."

New HuffPost blog: Faith, Poverty and the MDGs: Now Is the Time

Rev. Peter M. Wallace: Faith, Poverty and the MDGs: Now Is the Time: "As host of the weekly, nationally syndicated radio program 'Day 1,' I work with a diverse array of church leaders from the mainline denominations. Most are pastors or seminary professors, but occasionally we have a layperson as our featured speaker. Recently I was privileged to record one rather well known layperson: former President Jimmy Carter."

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Harper Lee's Novel Achievement | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine

Harper Lee's Novel Achievement | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian Magazine: "With To Kill a Mockingbird, published 50 years ago, Lee gave America a story for the ages. Just don't ask her about it"