Post-Standard Letter

Post-Standard Letter

Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com - Syracuse, NY, USA

Author: Anthony Fratto, Mayor of Phoenix & Danny Dunn, trustee

Date: 26 August, 2008

To express its support in concrete terms, the village board adopted a resolution at its Aug. 19 meeting evidencing its willingness to contribute substantial financial support for a dedicated or shared-use park to be located in the village.

The First Congregational United Church of Christ pastor and a church board of trustees representative were also present at the Aug. 19 village board meeting in order to express the church's willingness to donate vacant lands owned by the church within the village for this purpose.

‘No Guarantees’ For Fate of Church, Member Says

‘No Guarantees’ For Fate of Church, Member Says

Source: Oswego County Today

Author: Nicole Reome

Date: 8 August, 2008

FULTON, NY - With the first serious buyer on the line, Jan Mileskey said he is hopeful that business plans for the former First Congregational United Church of Christ property will more forward.

Faced with considerable objections from the Fulton community, the Fulton Common Council tabled a zone change request Tuesday that is required as part of those plans. The council expects to resume its discussion when the council is back to full board at its next meeting Aug. 19 …

The Politics and Religion of Fear

The Politics and Religion of Fear

Source: Healthy Liberal Christianity at Park Church, Elmira, NY

Author: Wayne E. Gustafson, D.Min.

Date: 7 August, 2008

My concern today is the totally inappropriate (dare I say, evil) use of Christian scriptures and beliefs to generate broad-based fear throughout the electorate ...

Some, if not all, of these statements find their way into the internet distribution system. One widely distributed post has a description of the antichrist that makes this ominous character sound just like Obama, including that he will be a Muslim. Of course, many people don’t seem to notice that the Islamic religion didn’t even come to being until several centuries after the biblical prophecies were written, or the fact that Obama belongs to the United Church of Christ and is not a Muslim at all...

Riverside Church Selects a New Leader

Riverside Church Selects a New Leader

Source: The New York Times

Author: RUSS BUETTNER

Date: 4 August, 2008

Members of the church, which is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches and the United Church of Christ, provided the search committee — which interviewed 65 candidates — with guidance on how to find a new senior minister. But they knew nothing of who would be nominated when they arrived for the 10:45 a.m. service on Sunday.

Following the communion, the mention of Dr. Braxton’s name as the committee’s choice drew not a peep from the pews. But the utterance of his age — 39 — triggered an audible hum.