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Description:Circular signed by Bear Ride Scott regarding the passage of Amendment B.Creator:Ride, Bear. (author)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns., More Light Churches Network., That All May Freely Serve (Association), Ride, Bear., Witherspoon Society of Presbyterians.Topics:Ordination of gays--United States., Ordination of lesbians--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346631
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Description:Reflections from That All May Freely Serve members at the 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA), June 18-25, 2016 in Portland, Oregon.Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., That All May Freely Serve (Association), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). General Assembly (222nd : 2016 : Portland, Or.)Topics:Ordination of gays--United States., Ordination of lesbians--United States., Same-sex marriage--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church, Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church.Geographic subjects:Portland (Or.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346606
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Description:Brochure describing the More Light Movement and listing More Light congregations.Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., More Light Churches Network., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Presbyterian gays--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346602
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Title:Description:Eulogy for David Sindt written by Chris Glaser in "More Light Update."Creator:Glaser, Chris. (author)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Glaser, Chris., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Gay clergy--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346600
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Title:Description:Revised pamphlet (October 27, 1994) describing More Light churches. Includes a letter (circa December 1995) from Lisa Larges to Ralph Carter with Carter's name in braille.Creator:Larges, Lisa. (author), Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell) (addressee)Subject names:Carter, Ralph C. (Ralph Campbell)--Archives., More Light Churches Network., Larges, Lisa., Presbyterians for Lesbian/Gay Concerns.Topics:Gay clergy--United States., Presbyterian gays--United States., Blind women--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:346590
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Description:Includes letters from Korea regarding Korean Independence Movement.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.Topics:Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345360
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Description:Includes Presbyterian Church in Canada statement on Korean situation.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives., Presbyterian Church in Canada.Topics:Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345344
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Description:Includes Korean and missionary statements on Korean situation.Subject names:Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Board of World Missions--Archives.Topics:Independence movements--Korea., Missions--Korea., Civilians in war--Korea.Geographic subjects:Korea., Korea--History--Independence movement, 1919.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345297
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Description:Letter from John H. Grosvenor, Jr., Moderator of the Presbytery of Washington City. In his letters, he asks all pastors and clerks of session in the Presbytery to address their congregations in support of the upcoming March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Creator:Grosvenor, John H. (author)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Grosvenor, John H., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Washington City., Morrison, William Angus, 1915-, United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.Topics:Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.Geographic subjects:Washington (D.C.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345262
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Description:Telegram from William A. Morrison, General Secretary of the Board of Christian Education, to President John F. Kennedy. Urges the President and the White House to organize a conference on civil rights issues in the country.Creator:Morrison, William Angus, 1915- (author), Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963. (addressee)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Morrison, William Angus, 1915-, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (175th : 1963 : Des Moines, Iowa)Topics:Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.Geographic subjects:Washington (D.C.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345260
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Description:Letters from Gayraud Wilmore, Executive Director, to members of the Commission on Religion and Race regarding their upcoming meeting in Birmingham, Alabama.Creator:Wilmore, Gayraud S. (author)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Wilmore, Gayraud S., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race.Topics:Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity., 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing, Birmingham, Ala., 1963.Geographic subjects:Birmingham (Ala.)URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345255
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Description:Outlines the purpose, composition, and authority of the newly formed UPCUSA Commission on Religion and Race.Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly (175th : 1963 : Des Moines, Iowa), United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Commission on Religion and Race., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education.Topics:Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity., Race relations--Religious aspects--Christianity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345248
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Description:Letter written by Rev. Thomas Kilgore of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom to Dr. Eugene Carson Blake, Stated Clerk of the UPCUSA. In the letter, Rev. Kilgore urgently asks for financial support for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Creator:Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998. (author), Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985. (addressee)Subject names:Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985--Archives., Blake, Eugene Carson, 1906-1985., Kilgore, Thomas, 1913-1998., March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)Topics:Civil rights demonstrations--Washington (D.C.)--1960-1970., Civil rights--Religious aspects--Christianity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:345245
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Description:Articles and obituaries for Charlotte and Gustave (Gus) Sindt, the parents of David Sindt, an openly gay Presbyterian pastor, leader, and activist.Creator:Young, Caroline. (author), Burson, Pat. (author), Ganzel, Rebecca. (author), Scott, Cynthia. (author)Subject names:Sindt, David, 1940-1986--Archives., Sindt, David, 1940-1986., Sindt, Charlotte., Sindt, Gustave.Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Parents of gays--United States.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344297
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Description:A March 21, 1974 letter from labor activist Cesar Chavez and a January 24, 1974 letter from James J. Cochran of the Presbyterian Lay Committee.Creator:Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993. (author), Cochran, James J. (author), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (addressee)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Farm Workers of America., Chavez, Cesar, 1927-1993., Presbyterian Lay Committee., Cochran, James J., Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021.Topics:Church and the world., Agricultural laborers--Labor unions.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344293
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Creator:Fanniel, Leon, 1930-2018. (author)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Fanniel, Leon, 1930-2018., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. General Assembly Mission Council.Topics:Church and the world., African American Presbyterians., African American clergy.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344287
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Description:Letter to U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from the Board of Christian Education's Joseph J. Copeland and Margaret E. (Maggie) Kuhn regarding the Becker Amendment (H.J.Res. 693), April 29, 1964.Creator:United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. (creator), Copeland, Joseph J. (author), Kuhn, Maggie. (author)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Office of Church and Society., Kuhn, Maggie., Copeland, Joseph J., United States. Congress.Topics:Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344285
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Description:Letter addressed to Dean Lewis regarding energy issues and his recent visit to the White House. Written by Anne Wexler, Assistant to President Jimmy Carter.Creator:Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009. (author), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021. (addressee)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United States. President (1977-1981: Carter), Lewis, Dean, 1926-2021., Wexler, Anne, 1930-2009.Topics:Church and the world., Energy conservation.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344283
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Description:Work summary and guidelines for newly elected members of the Standing Committee on Church and Society.Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Christian Education. Department of Church and Society.Topics:Church and the world.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344271
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Description:Letter from Professor Sam H. Franklin, Jr. of Tokyo Union Theological Seminary, to Lois Stair, Moderator of the General Assembly, concerning Christian morality and the Vietnam War.Creator:Franklin, Sam H. (author), Stair, Lois, 1923-1981. (addressee)Subject names:Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Advisory Council on Church and Society--Archives., Stair, Lois, 1923-1981., Franklin, Sam H., Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.Topics:Vietnam War, 1961-1975., Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Moral and ethical aspects.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:344269