A Form of Godliness

1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: 2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, 4 traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! 2 Timothy 3
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron... 1 Timothy 4

A Form of Godliness and Departing from the Faith

Two Mississippi Presbyterian Churches Vote to Split from PCUSA Denomination

05/02/2012 10:24
UCN:  The congregations of two Presbyterian churches on the Gulf Coast have voted to split from the Presbyterian Church USA to affiliate with the more conservative Evangelical Presbyterian Church. The Sun Herald reports (http://bit.ly/IPeWYF) that the votes came Sunday at First Presbyterian...

New 'All Inclusive' Gay Churches in Brazil Being Called an 'Apostasy'

05/02/2012 09:55
CP:  Churches willing to overlook traditional scriptural beliefs with regards to homosexuality are experiencing growth in Brazil, according to a new report. However, they are being criticized by evangelical and Catholic Churches in the country as watering down scripture, with one...

U.S. Presbyterian Church Court Affirms Censure Against Lesbian Minister for Performing Same-Sex Weddings

02/24/2012 06:59
UCN:  A sharply divided high court of the U.S. Presbyterian Church on Tuesday upheld the ecclesiastical rebuke levied against a lesbian minister for performing same-sex weddings in California. The decision affirming the censure of the Rev. Jane Spahr means that Presbyterian ministers...

Former Irish priest sentenced to 3 years for child porn collection

02/01/2012 19:41
WireUpdate:  DUBLIN, IRELAND (BNO NEWS) -- A former priest and convicted child abuser was sentenced to three years in jail in Ireland on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, court officials told a local newspaper. Oliver O'Grady, 66, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to...

New Presbyterian Denomination Launched at Conference in Orlando Over Gay Clergy

01/21/2012 07:40
UCN:  Presbyterians opposed to gay clergy split from the church on Thursday, announcing in Orlando a new denomination called the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians. More than 2,000 Presbyterians from 500 churches witnessed the launch of the new group, which was formed in reaction...

Britain's Gay Priest Suing Church of England

01/17/2012 21:15
CP:  A senior clergyman from the Church of England who claims he was blocked from becoming a bishop because he is openly gay, is apparently preparing to take his employers to court under the country’s equality law. The Very Rev. Dr. Jeffrey John, the current Dean of St. Albans, is...

Bishop: Italy should recognize gay couples

01/14/2012 11:07
 UPI:    RAGUSA, Italy, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- A Catholic bishop in Sicily broke with the Vatican to declare that the Italian government should recognize same-sex unions. Paolo Urso, bishop of the Sicilian city of Ragusa said gay couples should be legally recognized, ANSA reported...

German priest admits to 280 instances of child sex abuse

01/12/2012 20:39
DWWorld:  A Catholic priest admitted to a German court on Thursday that he sexually abused three boys over several years, amounting to a total of 280 cases. The priest, identified as 46-year-old Andreas L. from the city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony, confessed to charges of sexually...

4 Ohio Churches Leave PC(USA) Over Gay Clergy Policy

12/09/2011 20:39
CP:  Fallout over the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s decision to allow noncelibate homosexuals to serve as clergy continues as four Ohio churches have voted to leave the denomination. All four congregations voted overwhelmingly to leave the Miami Valley Presbytery of PC(USA), which is...

New D.C. Episcopal Bishop Seeks to 'Build Up the Liberal Church'

11/14/2011 20:30
CP:  The Rev. Mariann Budde, the newly consecrated and seated bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, wants to make a stronger voice for progressive Christians. “I want to build up the liberal church again so we can be a legitimate conversation partner in the public arena...
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