Church of England passes resolution condemning assisted suicideSuch change points to the slippery slope that occurs when a country decides to give its approval to the taking of one's own life -- while lawmakers begin putting many restrictions on the legislatio
THE 80TH GENERAL CONVENTION OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHInstead, deputies and bishops focused on fast tracking Bishop Barbara Harris (Massachusetts suffragan) to Episcopal sainthood; championed unrestricted access to abortion; demoted a noted Episcopal
The Episcopal Church and Abortion: It's ComplicatedThe most recent extended expression of the church's position was in 1994, when Resolution A054 concluded with the words: "Resolved, That this 71st General Convention of the Episcopal Church express
GC80: THE KING IS DEAD; LONG LIVE THE KINGPresident John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963, but Vice President Lyndon Johnson did not take the Presidential Oath of Office until 2:38 p.m.
GC80: OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEWDuring the antebellum years South Carolina's cash crops were rice, sugarcane, tobacco and cotton all of which are labor intensive to produce and harvest.