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Description:Joanna Moseley Adams, Presbyterian minister, was born October 17, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1979. She served Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), and Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), before spending two years as co-pastor alongside John Buchanan at Fourth Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Ill.). From 1996 on she was an organizer for and moderator of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. She retired in 2010.Creator:Hessel, Beth Shalom. (interviewer), Adams, Joanna. (interviewee)Subject names:Adams, Joanna., Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Trinity Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.), North Decatur Presbyterian Church (Decatur, Ga.), Central Presbyterian Church (Atlanta, Ga.)Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Presbyterian women., Ecumenical movement., Social justice--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Interfaith worship.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:286239
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Description:Rev. Dr. David Colby is a Presbyterian minister, serving Central Presbyterian Church (St. Paul, Minn.). He served on the board of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians from 2002-2015 and chaired the Strategy and Local Organizing Committee of the board from 2007-2015, including during the successful ratification campaigns for ordination and marriage.Creator:Colby, David. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)Subject names:Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Colby, David.Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Ordination of gays., Ordination of lesbians., Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Christianity.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:150255
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Description:Jack Haberer was moderator of the PC(USA) Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity, and an organizer of the Presbyterian Coalition, a group which marshaled opposition to the ordination of lesbians and gay men.Creator:Haberer, Jack. (interviewee), Wittrig, Elizabeth L. (interviewer)Subject names:Covenant Network of Presbyterians., Presbyterian Coalition., Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Theological Task Force on Peace, Unity, and Purity.Topics:Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of gays--Presbyterian Church., Ordination of lesbians--Presbyterian Church.URL:https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:143420
