Mary Carpenter a tough journalist leads PCUSA as moderator
Ex journalist Mary Carpenter of Big Spring Texas, aged 69, is the Presbyterian Church USA moderator, the denomination's highest elected role. Her career spans Big Spring Herald to national church service, with a mission to strengthen world missions, evangelism, development, and youth work while guiding a 2.7 million member church through global outposts and internal debates.
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Mary Carpenter
First Presbyterian Church
Big Spring
Texas
Carpenter
Arj
America
Presbyterian Church
S.A
Merry Messiah
General Assembly
Joe Pickle
Big Spring Herald
Mary
Pickle
Cincinnati
Itauel
PCUSA
Atlanta
Church, Presbyterian Church
United States
Presbyterian
Tommy Hart
National Presbyterian
Benjamin Weir
Lebanon
Toilet seat debate on fairness and manners
Readers exchange views on who should leave the toilet seat as last used. Letters from Jim, Bob Rue, and a fair-minded recluse argue for mutual consideration and shared etiquette, noting gender stereotypes and personal comfort in a light columnist exchange.
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Abby
Bob Rue
Palm Springs
Calif
CARE 50th anniversary highlighted by CARE aid to prisoners of war
In a wartime tale from Atlanta a German prisoner Klaus Potter recalls receiving CARE packages from Americans. The boxes contained chocolate cheese biscuits sugar and meat boosting morale and underscoring CAREs compassion. CARE formed in 1945 by 22 groups to relieve postwar Europe shortages.
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Atlanta
Klaus Potter
Agas
France
C.A.R.E
Potter
CARE
America
Europe
U.S. Army
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