by Tom Lambrecht | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog
In a recent letter from Reconciling Ministries Network, Executive Director Matt Berryman alleged that the complaints filed against Bishop Melvin Talbert were motivated by racism. “The Council, comprised in large part by white straight male bishops from the U.S., made...
by Tom Lambrecht | Mar 12, 2014 | Blog
The news came on March 10 that Bishop Martin McLee had ratified a settlement of the complaint against the Rev. Dr. Thomas Ogletree for performing a same-sex wedding. The settlement admitted no wrongdoing on the part of Ogletree, nor was there any consequence for his...
by Tom Lambrecht | Mar 4, 2014 | Blog
A recent Barna Research communication identified the erosion of public trust in institutions as an important trend for 2014. This erosion of trust dates back at least to the 1970s and the Watergate and Vietnam War crises. New research, however, shows that trust in...