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ChristianityChristianity is a religious tradition based on the spiritual and ethical teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, whom Christians believe to be the Messiah, the Son of God, and God...
The United States is a secular democracy with a culture rooted in its majority Christian tradition. Religious dissidents from Europe, particularly Puritans from England,...
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Tuberculosis
TB is known as one of the “big three” infectious diseases affecting the developing world, but has received less attention and funding from donors than have HIV/AIDS and...
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
美国长老会
The Presbyterian Church (USA), currently 2.3 million members strong, has emerged as the mainstream voice of Presbyterianism after its parent denominations shed their Civil War-era divisions. Like many other American churches, the PC(USA) is presently debating the role of homosexuals in ordained ministry. The denomination also supports a wide range of service ministries, including disaster relief, anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs, and peacemaking and justice advocacy. It is committed to interfaith dialogue and also promotes ecumenism through its membership in the National Council of Churches, World Council of Churches, Churches Uniting in Christ, and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches.
美国长老会现有信众230万人，在其前身美北长老会和美南长老会消除内战对立、统一合并之后，成为长老宗的主流。与众多美国教会一样，美国长老会目前正就同性恋者按立事宜展开辩论。教会广泛支持各项事工，包括赈灾、扶贫、赈饥、倡导和平与正义等。身为美国基督教协进会、世界基督教协进会、基督合一教会及世界归正教会联盟的成员，美国长老会致力于不同宗教信仰之间的对话，推进普世主义。
美国长老会在中国的传教活动历时悠久。1844年，美北长老会差会委派麦嘉缔博士抵达宁波传教，美南长老会则于1867年派遣传教士抵达杭州。1925年，大部分长老会传教站并入中华基督教会，剩下6个长老会传教站成立中华长老会。如今美国长老会的在华活动包括传教事工，以及与中国基督教协会、三自爱国运动委员会、爱德基金会的合作。美国长老会参与了爱德英语教师项目、中文《圣经》和赞美诗印刷、卫生项目、残疾儿童特教与复原项目、农村发展项目和教会修建项目。美国长老会同时与中国大陆和台湾的教会保持伙伴关系，希望通过对话推进和平与和解。