Scotland: Presbyterians and Catholics develop joint liturgy
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A Church of Scotland body is urging congregations to celebrate their common baptism with Roman Catholics for the first time by using a special joint liturgy for the reaffirmation of baptismal vows. The groundbreaking call, seen as a huge step in inter-church links, is made in the report of the Kirk’s Ecumenical Relations Committee to the General Assembly. The liturgy was devised by the Presbyterian denomination's Joint Commission on Doctrine, made up of officials from both churches. Following an extensive study period which looked at our common understanding of baptism, this new service is now being recommended by the Ecumenical...
Published on Friday 18th of May 2012 03:24:53 AM
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen outlines a more restrained art of war
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Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, outlined a new U.S. approach to war in a series of speeches this week that replaces overwhelming firepower with more restrained use of force to safeguard civilian lives. The speeches, delivered at Kansas State University and the Army's Fort Leavenworth, amount to a formal effort on the part of the chairman to codify how a decade of combat is changing the military's understanding of its role in battle and, more broadly, its place in U.S. foreign policy
Published on Friday 18th of May 2012 03:24:53 AM
Air Force: Joint Strike Fighter delayed, will cost much more than once expected
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The high-profile F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will be delayed by two years and will be significantly over cost, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said on Tuesday. “We think it is probable that there will be a Nunn-McCurdy breach,” Donley said at a breakfast with defense reporters. The so-called Nunn-McCurdy law requires the military services or the Pentagon leadership to tell Congress when the price tag of a program increases significantly. The Pentagon then must certify to Congress that the program is still worth pursuing.
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U.S., U.K. Share History, Values in Afghanistan
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LONDON, Jan. 26, 2010 – “The United States has no closer ally than the United Kingdom,” Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here yesterday. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III gives his remarks to the All Parliamentary Group at the House of Parliament during a recent trip to London, England, Jan. 25, 2010. Lynn is visiting the United Kingdom to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries, Jan. 24, 2009. DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Morrison (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The two nations have a special relationship based on history, shared...
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Receives Afghanistan Troop Request[Pentagon Spokesman 'Premature For Request']
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Mullen, accompanied by Gen. David Petraeus and other top military officials, met at Ramstein Air Base in Germany with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who is expected to ask for 30,000 to 40,000 additional troops. Mullen is now headed back to the U.S., FOX News has confirmed. Mullen asked McChrystal for the meeting earlier in the week following the leak of McChrystal's strategic assessment to hear directly from his commander what resources and how many troops he will need to succeed in Afghanistan, aides told FOX News. "He wanted to understand the request for himself before it arrives in Washington and he...
Published on Friday 18th of May 2012 03:24:53 AM
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