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Amendment Reports
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Written by Richard S. McConnell
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Friday, 20 May 2011 18:54 |
I am disappointed that the 25 moderators of previous General Assemblies who wrote
a letter posted on the Outlook's website have not been speaking out in regard to the
theological problems and deficiencies in controversial amendments, particularly
Amendment 10-A; |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Outlook staff
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011 16:36 |
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UPDATED MAY 17, 2011 – Now that Amendment 10-A has accumulated a majority of affirmative votes to assure adoption, attention focuses upon the ratification votes for the New Form of Government (nFOG) and the Belhar Confession. Both hold a lead at present, but the final outcomes are too close to call. |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Michael J. Adee
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Wednesday, 27 April 2011 14:36 |
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Grace and peace to all of you. I was baptized as an infant at First Presbyterian Church, Billings, Montana. I was taught faith, Scripture, the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and confirmed at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sulphur, Louisiana. |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Outlook staff
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Tuesday, 19 April 2011 23:00 |
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UPDATED APRIL 19, 2011 – The Presbytery of deChristo voted on Saturday to a 62-62 tie – which counts as a collective “no” vote – becoming the third presbytery to turn away from supporting elimination of the fidelity-chastity ordination requirement (in 2009 it voted 59-48 to overturn the policy). |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Thomas J. Boone
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Tuesday, 29 March 2011 23:00 |
In his book Becoming a Blessed Church, Graham Standish points out that while the Presbyterian deliberative process produces measurable results, it has failed the church precisely at the point where church members need their leaders to be spiritually attuned to God’s will in their decision making. Nowhere is this moretrue than in Presbytery, where good Presbyterians compromise our unity and spiritual purpose for the sake of a major vote.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Richard S. McConnell
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Wednesday, 16 March 2011 15:50 |
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There is much that I can agree with in what Prof. Arlo Duba says in the two articles posted in the Outlook. |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Dr. Merwyn S. Johnson
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Friday, 11 March 2011 19:08 |
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Grace runs deep in Scripture, in the Reformed tradition, and in the hearts of Presbyterians. |
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Written by Arlo Duba
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 21:25 |
I was graciously granted an interview that is on the Outlook web site. Please read that, and then this theological addition.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Paul Nazarian
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:20 |
I truly wanted to vote for a more concise, less cumbersome new Form of Government (“nFOG”). One that would inspire and send the church fully empowered and engaged in what God is doing in the world. But the proposed new Form of Government actually moves our church backwards, distracts us from actually doing ministry, and further illustrates our denomination’s disconnect with our culture.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Dr. Merwyn S. Johnson
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Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:09 |
To the Editor:
Dear Sir:
Even if you are in favor of gay and lesbian ordination, you should vote against Amendment A, for three reasons. The same reasons pertain to battle-weary centrists eager to put the conflict to rest.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Dr. Merwyn S. Johnson
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 15:30 |
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[This essay is based on remarks I made to Foothills Presbytery on 7 November 2010, at the request of the Presbytery overture committee. The committee members came from the whole spectrum of the PCUSA—right, left, and center. The Presbytery voted to adopt Belhar by a vote of 54-42.] |
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Merwyn S. Johnson
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 15:23 |
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February, 2011 This essay covers the debate over ordaining gays and lesbians in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at three points: (A) the four stages of the argument to date, (B) where the debate leaves us theologically, and (C) where the debate leaves us as far as some kind of resolution. |
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Written by Tricia Dykers-Koenig
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 15:19 |
January, 11, 2011
Amendment 10-A: Standards for ordained service reflect the church’s desire to submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life (G-1.0000). |
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Written by John McWilliams
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Thursday, 24 February 2011 15:13 |
A few weeks back, we published an editorial suggesting that the first 10 years of the 21st century could well be dubbed, “The Decade of Disclosure.” With the proliferation of Facebook, YouTube, blogging, instant messaging, etc., we’ve become a whole generation of folks with never an unpublished thought.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Michael Kirby
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 22:08 |
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Good evening, I’m Michael Kirby, minister member from Good Shepherd, Chicago, and I’ve been asked to speak to you on behalf of those supporting Amendment 10-A. |
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Written by Kenneth E. Bailey, Th.D.
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011 21:59 |
This brief essay will cover three sub-topics. Namely:
1. What does the New Testament say about homosexual practice?
2. Misguided readings of these New Testament texts.
3. What is at stake in the discussion?
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Written by Paige M. McRight
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 23:28 |
The Apostle Paul says we hold this treasure – meaning the Gospel – in earthen vessels. The same can be said for our polity. Any polity is an imperfect vessel in which we seek to hold the perfect will of God for the church. However, I firmly believe that the document that is before you is a significant improvement over the current Form of Government.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Robert Austell
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 23:16 |
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Adapted from a Presentation contra nFOG
by Robert Austell to the Presbytery of Charlotte
as the second part of a pro/con presentation to presbytery on February 12, 2011.
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Carson Rhyne
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Tuesday, 22 February 2011 00:18 |
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The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has sent to the presbyteries a host of amendments to ratify or disapprove. This report presents unbiased pro/con summaries that explain
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Amendment Reports
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Written by Henry Greene
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Friday, 18 February 2011 18:47 |
Presbyteries are voting on many amendments. I’m writing about Amendment ‘A’ which would delete G-6.0106b from our Book of Order. For almost fifteen years this paragraph has clarified that we Presbyterians believe what the Christian church has always believed, namely, that God’s intention for us humans is “to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman (W-4.9001), or [in] chastity in singleness.”
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Written by Harry F. Petersen
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Friday, 18 February 2011 18:41 |
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(In December 1961, two students from the Belgian Congo studying at Union Seminary in Richmond, Va., attended the three-week pilot project called Christmas International House (CIH) at the Westminster Fellowship House at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., where I was Presbyterian Campus Minister. |
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Written by John Bethard
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Tuesday, 25 January 2011 18:47 |
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I have become increasingly alarmed at the tactics used by those who oppose the proposed new form of government for the Presbyterian Church (USA). |
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Written by The Presbyterian Outlook
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Sunday, 23 January 2011 00:33 |
The More Light Presbyterians (MLP) recently placed an ad in The Presbyterian Outlook summarizing the change of mind experienced by Arlo Duba regarding ordination standards. Duba, Professor of Worship Emeritus, retired Dean of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary, and PC(USA) Minister of Word and Sacrament, used to oppose the ordination of LGBT person, but now supports it.
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Written by Kevin Germer
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Monday, 03 January 2011 17:42 |
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I find myself in the uncomfortable position of wanting to uphold an ordination standard that keeps others from holding the office I hold. |
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