I you have read my earlier posts you know that I was a bit suprised at
how quickly churches started departing the PC(USA) following the 217th
GA just because of what the authoritative interpretation could
mean.  This has led to a situation where the major polity and
legal issue in front of the PC(USA) at this moment is the property
trust clause.

Now it appears we have the first test of the possible relaxation of
ordination standards.  This is not a real test involving a
candidate.  Rather, two clergy and two elders have requested a
called meeting of Sacramento Presbytery to act upon four resolutions
stating that their Presbytery will not relax their standards.  The
resolutions to be debated and acted upon are:

1. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our
presbytery, we resolve that the Sacramento Presbytery holds that all
candidates for ordination, installation, and/or membership in this
Presbytery shall comply with all standards for ordination set forth in
the Constitution of the (PCUSA) (G-1.0500), or shall be ineligible for
ordination, installation, and/or membership.

2. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
resolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall not receive into
membership, nor recognize as a member, anyone who has been ordained or
installed under a scruple (that is taking exception to any of the
ordination standards as set forth in the Constitution of the (PCUSA)
(G-1.0500)).

3. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
resolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall honor the protest of every
congregation that chooses to exercise its right to withhold its per
capita, therefore, only designated congregational per capita funds
shall be used to fulfill presbytery per capita obligations, and
presbytery per capita assessments shall not be increased to compensate
for such protests.

4. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
resolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall take no action to enforce
any general trust interest claimed against any property, real or
personal, held by an individual congregation within the Sacramento
Presbytery.

Like that property trust clause thrown in there at the end?

The meeting is Saturday September 9.  The full text of the call is online throught the Sacramento Presbytery web site.