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Bully Pulpit

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda. Roosevelt often used the word "bully" as an adjective meaning superb/wonderful. The Bully Pulpit features news, reasoned discourse, opinion and some humor.

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Presbytery votes to support ordination of gays

(Winston-Salem Journal) - The Salem Presbytery passed by a narrow margin an amendment that could help open the door to the ordination of gays in the Presbyterian Church USA.

The vote was 156-149, said Sam Marshall, the general presbyter of the Salem Presbytery in Clemmons.

Salem Presbytery is one of five regional governing bodies for the Presbyterian Church USA in North Carolina.

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