{"id":1202,"date":"2006-05-23T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-23T23:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=1202"},"modified":"2006-05-23T16:19:00","modified_gmt":"2006-05-23T23:19:00","slug":"debate-and-barrier-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=1202","title":{"rendered":"Debate and barrier act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The moderator has now ended debate but an amendment has been made to send this to the presbyteries under the &#8220;Barrier Act.&#8221;&nbsp; The Barrier Act is a part of the CofS church polity that keeps the GA from making major decisions at a GA without sending it to the presbyteries.&nbsp; There is a Wikipedia<br \/>entry for it:&nbsp; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barrier_Act\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barrier_Act<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The principal and assistant clarks are providing clarification and guidance on the polity as well as the fact that an interim resolution can be passed to cover the year while the issue is sent to the presbyteries.<\/p>\n<p>The asst. clark just outlined the order of the four votes on the issue.&nbsp; 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