Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ

by Senior Pastor Winton Boyd

You may have heard through various news outlets that the IRS is investigating whether the UCC violated its tax exempt status last summer when it invited Barak Obama to speak at our General Synod. At question is whether there the church was engaging in “political activities.” I don’t know the details of IRS investigations, but I was at the General Synod and heard Obama and several others give amazing speeches. Continue Reading »

“Even churches evolve”

“Scientists welcome!”

For too long, science and faith have had a combustible relationship. But even churches evolve. In the United Church of Christ, we explore, celebrate, hypothesize, believe, question, and pray. Science and faith are not mutually exclusive. No matter who you are or what lab your working in, you’re welcome here.

Check out the United Church of Christ Initiative to embrace the compatibility of Science and Faith at www.ucc.org

Faith Engaging Science

From John Thomas, UCC President

I am pleased to send to you an advance copy of our Pastoral Letter on Faith Engaging Science and Technology – A New Voice Arising . This is the result of a collaboration with the Science and Technology Network of the UCC. Dr. Ron Cole-Turner was the major collaborator on this. Continue Reading »

Don’t Buy The Coporate Agrofuel Greenwash
by Elizabeth Palmberg

Human beings have been burning fossil fuels like they’re going out of style. And they definitely are: We are running out of accessible oil, and we must dramatically cut back on our fossil fuel use to prevent the greenhouse effect from wreaking extreme ecological, human, and economic havoc. Continue Reading »

Christian support for the Iraq war raises the critical question: To who do we belong?

by Jim Wallis

To whom do we belong? This is really a question of worship, of baptism, and of fundamental Christian identity. It’s a critical question, because other identities—competing senses of belonging—are always tugging at Christians. Are we Christians first, as most believers would in principle agree that we should be, or are we first American, or middle-class, or white—or any other racial, economic, or national identity that would compete with our Christian identity? Continue Reading »