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183rd General Assembly Of The Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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2013 General Assembly Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland

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Church Of Scotland 2013 General Assembly -- Special Commission On Same Sex Relationships

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2013 General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 27, 2013

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Affinity Classes In The Reformed Churches

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Recent Developments With The Church Of Scotland And St. George's Tron

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PC(USA) Synod PJC Decision -- St. Andrews Session v. Santa Barbara Presbytery Regarding Union Presbyteries

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions -- Larson and others v. Presbytery of Los Ranchos

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions -- Presbytery of Newark v McNeill

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Church Of Scotland Sexuality Discussion And Resulting Departure Actions

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- Minority Reports

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220th General Assembly of the PC(USA) -- At The Mid-Point

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 26, 2012 -- Assemblies, Departures and Arson

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending May 12, 2012 -- WCC, Leadership, Dismissal and Jobs

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Threading The Needle -- SPJC Approves Standards Statement

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PC(USA) GAPJC Decision -- Parnell v. Presbytery of San Francisco

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending April 14, 2012

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Presbyterian News Headlines For The Week Ending March 24, 2012

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Developments In The Church Of Scotland Related To The Ordination Trajectory

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Reverberations From Ordination Decisions: Some Challenges In The Church Of Scotland

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Reverberations From Ordination Decisions: The PC(USA) And Her Global Partners

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The Fellowship Gathering -- Through The Tweets Dimly

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Fellowship PC(USA) Gathering -- Some Things To Pay Attention To

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Presbyterian Church Of Ghana And Their Stand On Homosexuality

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Two PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions On Ordination Standards -- A Plate Of Polity, Doctrine On The Side...

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New Ordination Standards Language In The PC(USA) And The Discussion Of Standards

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31st General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church

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The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Chooses Their Trajectory

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A Couple Of Changes In The PC(USA)

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PC(USA) Polity Implications Of Amendment 10-A Passage

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The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Discussion Over Ordination Standards

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The PC(USA) Does Appear To Have A "Lightning Rod"

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Cross-Issue Correlation In PC(USA) Amendment Voting

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PC(USA) Amendment 10-A Voting About To Reach Half-Way Point

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Strong Cross-Issue Correlation In PC(USA) Amendment Voting To Date

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A Very Preliminary Look At Amendment Voting In The PC(USA)

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Constitutional Voting In The PC(USA)

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Synod PJC Ruling In The Case Of Caledonia And Others v. Knox

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Another Step In The Journey -- Synod PJC Decision In Parnell And Others v. Presbytery Of San Francisco

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You Never Know Where A Story Will Take You -- Finding The Presbyterian Connections

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The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland -- Review And Reform And Ministries

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Approaching The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland

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EPC Report Of The Interim Committee On Women Teaching Elders

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The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) -- A Survey Of The Landscape

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Upcoming 38th General Assembly Of The PCA -- Mid-February Update: Intro and Overtures 1-5

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Some Brief Updates

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Church Of Scotland Commission Of Assembly Meeting - Ordination Standards Debate And Manse Occupancy

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Ordination Standards In The Evangelical Presbyterian Church -- The Current Discussion

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Current News In The Ordination Standards Discussion In The Church Of Scotland

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The Continuing Ordination Standards Discussion In The Presbyterian Church In America

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Breaking News: PC(USA) GAPJC Decisions Published

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The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) -- The Build-up Begins

Posted by Steve Salyards at 9/7/2009 7:18 AM | View Comments (5) | Add Comment

Sorting Out What The Actions Of The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Mean

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Law And Gospel

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Developments In Scotland

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The 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In America -- Moving From Committee To Plenary

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Say What?

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Reaction To The Judicial Case

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Live Blogging The Lochcarron-Skye Overture Debate

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland -- Saturday Night Session

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Voting Trends For Amendment 08-B -- Part 3 - Breakout Sessions

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland This Week -- The Media Build Up Continues

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What Does It Take To Get Ordained Around Here?

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Voting Trends For Amendment 08-B -- Part 2 - Summary Statistics For The Presbyteries

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Debate Preceding The Church Of Scotland General Assembly -- Focus Shifts To Web 2.0

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The Current Church of Scotland Controversy Remains Active

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Voting Trends For Amendment 08-B -- Part 1 - Summary Statistics

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Amendment 08-B One Vote From Failing With More Presbyteries Switching Votes Yesterday

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Controvery Headed To The Church Of Scotland General Assembly Increases

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Reflections On The Amendment 08-B Voting -- Preliminary Musings On The Text

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Two Sign Posts On The Journey With Standards For Ordained Office: 2 - Church of Scotland and Aberdeen Presbytery

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Two Sign Posts On The Journey With Standards For Ordained Office: 1 - PC(USA) and the Synod of the Pacific

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A Word Of Hope From The Amendment 08-B Voting Trends

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PC(USA) Amendment Voting Update

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Decisions From The PC(USA) GAPJC

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Brief Update on PC(USA) Amendment 08-B Voting -- A Tale Of Two Weekends

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PC(USA) Amendment 08-B Voting At The Half-Way Mark

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Additional Overture On Women In The Church For PCA GA Posted

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Amendment 08-B Voting At The One-Third Mark

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Upcoming PCA General Assembly -- Mid-February Update

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The EPC General Assembly And Other Developments Related To The Ordination Of Women

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Status Of The Controversal Call To A Charge In The Church Of Scotland

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An Account Of The Amendment 08-B Process In The Presbytery of Western North Carolina

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Moderator Designate Of The Presbyterian Church In Ireland

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Amendment 08-B Voting At The 20% Mark

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Some Brief Observations On PC(USA) Amendment 08-B Voting

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Further News And Comments On The Developing Controversy In The Church Of Scotland

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Controversy Over A Pastoral Call In The Church Of Scotland

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Churches Leaving The PC(USA) And The Status Of Women's Ordination

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Women Clergy Controversy Continues In Ireland

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Amendments A - N -- It Is Not Just Amendment B

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Women in Ordained Ministry in the Church -- Current Discussion and Some Thoughts

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Modern Echos of the Adopting Act of 1729

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The Continuing Saga of the Anglican Communion

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The PC(USA) General Assembly -- Monday Committee Meetings and Some Polity Musings

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The 36th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America -- Debate and decision on Deaconesses

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Synod PJC Lets Restoration To Ordained Ministry Stand

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Upcoming PCA General Assembly -- Role of Women in Ministry

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Upcoming PCA General Assembly -- Mid-April Update

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