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The press was at the Gathering, but why
weren't the mainline churches represented?
a report from the Re-Imagining Gathering
by Doug King
posted 11-1-00
It's always interesting to see who turns up to cover
an event like Re-Imagining, given the great uproar after the first
Gathering in 1993. The Presbyterian Layman was conspicuously
absent, unless they were represented by people attending as regular
participants, so they could sit in on the small group discussions from
which press people are asked to stay away. (That of course reflects an
effort to protect the kinds of personal sharing that often goes on
around those famous round tables.)
So who was there to observe and report? A young woman
was reporting for the Institute for Religion and Democracy, and another
one for the Good News right-wing group in the United Methodist Church.
(She had also been asked to report for Voices of Orthodox Women, so
there was one evangelical Presbyterian-related observer there, at
least.) Another woman was reporting for the Lutheran right-wing press.
But there were others, too: Church Women United had a journalist there,
and another woman was hoping to write something -- on a free-lance basis
-- for the ELCA. One other reporter, a United Methodist pastor from
California, was planning to write for Sage, a journal of
women's spirituality.
Noticeably absent were press people from the
communication offices of the mainline denominations. Why?
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created this new blog
for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship and activism,
Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the voices of
feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy, students,
exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers and
devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God in
whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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Witherspoon’s Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, Witherspoon’s
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views, or initiate
a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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John Harris’ Summit to Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical reflections on
everything between summit to shore, including kayaking, climbing,
religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology, politics, culture,
travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New York City and the
Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive New York City
Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the Witherspoon
board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian Church in
Flushing, NY. |
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John
Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently serving as
pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton, Tenn., blogs
about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized and
disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and lightening
up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE
ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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