I you have read my earlier posts you know that I was a bit suprised at
\nhow quickly churches started departing the PC(USA) following the 217th
\nGA just because of what the authoritative interpretation could
\nmean. This has led to a situation where the major polity and
\nlegal issue in front of the PC(USA) at this moment is the property
\ntrust clause.<\/p>\n
Now it appears we have the first test of the possible relaxation of
\nordination standards. This is not a real test involving a
\ncandidate. Rather, two clergy and two elders have requested a
\ncalled meeting of Sacramento Presbytery to act upon four resolutions
\nstating that their Presbytery will not relax their standards. The
\nresolutions to be debated and acted upon are:<\/p>\n
1. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our
\npresbytery, we resolve that the Sacramento Presbytery holds that all
\ncandidates for ordination, installation, and\/or membership in this
\nPresbytery shall comply with all standards for ordination set forth in
\nthe Constitution of the (PCUSA) (G-1.0500), or shall be ineligible for
\nordination, installation, and\/or membership.<\/p>\n2. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
\nresolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall not receive into
\nmembership, nor recognize as a member, anyone who has been ordained or
\ninstalled under a scruple (that is taking exception to any of the
\nordination standards as set forth in the Constitution of the (PCUSA)
\n(G-1.0500)).<\/p>\n3. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
\nresolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall honor the protest of every
\ncongregation that chooses to exercise its right to withhold its per
\ncapita, therefore, only designated congregational per capita funds
\nshall be used to fulfill presbytery per capita obligations, and
\npresbytery per capita assessments shall not be increased to compensate
\nfor such protests.<\/p>\n4. To promote the peace, unity, and purity of our presbytery, we
\nresolve that the Sacramento Presbytery shall take no action to enforce
\nany general trust interest claimed against any property, real or
\npersonal, held by an individual congregation within the Sacramento
\nPresbytery.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\nLike that property trust clause thrown in there at the end?<\/p>\n
The meeting is Saturday September 9. The full text of the call<\/a> is online throught the Sacramento Presbytery web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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