This view is a major misunderstanding of who Fred Rogers was and what he stood for. He was not apolitical. He was a man whose work was a quiet but powerful act of protest, rooted in his life as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

The role of the bystander has become a modern form of bearing witness. When individuals like Pretti use their voices and their cameras to advocate against unfair treatment, they are engaging in a deeply moral act.

If the Session wanted, worship on Sundays could be an hour of total silence like Quakers, or an hour of just a sermon and nothing else. A king of England was beheaded partly for trying to force a common order of worship on Presbyterians.

Scholars like Rosemary Radford Ruether and Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza proved that women pastors are actually part of a long, often hidden history of the early Church.

Rev. Jihyun Oh, the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PCUSA, expressed the "heartbreak and outrage" felt across the Church. In a formal call for accountability, the Stated Clerk reminded us that Good was a "child of God" whose life possessed intrinsic value.

I was met with a scent that felt unexpected in a Reformed space. Tucked away on a side table near the baptismal font was a simple ceramic bowl filled with sand, holding a few smoldering incense sticks.

When you first start playing Santa, you think it’s about the costume, the booming "Ho Ho Ho," and the perfect fake beard. You learn very quickly that it’s about something far deeper.

This decision marks a significant shift away from the Westminster Confession of Faith being the sole, foundational expression of its beliefs.