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| Gay men not qualified for ministry, Presbyterian Church in America votes |
| 2021-07-04 |
[WASHINGTONTIMES] The conservative Presbyterian Church in  America voted Thursday to disqualify all gay men from serving in its ministry.The 1,400-400 vote to change its governing document came at the denomination’s 48th General Assembly, held this week in St. Louis. The rule change, known as "Overture 23," will go to local church bodies known as "presbyteries" for a vote before a second round of convention balloting next year that would place the language in the denomination’s "Book of Church Order," which governs PCA practice. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Thank you Tom, very well explained, brief and to the point. |
| Posted by: Jack Omusons8004 2021-07-04 13:10 |
| #1 I was at the Assembly and urge you to pay attention to the avenue offered for repentance, sanctification, and mortification of sin offered to gay men as well as to everyone who wishes it. Homosexuality is sinful; but Jesus offers a way out of this sin as He offers a way out of every sin. The language here rightly condemns homosexual sin. This overture was firm but also pastoral. The men of the Overtures Committee who drafted it performed a great service for the PCA and also for men and women struggling with homosexuality. |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-07-04 12:59 |