{"id":3553,"date":"2020-06-27T22:31:57","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T05:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=3553"},"modified":"2020-07-04T22:22:55","modified_gmt":"2020-07-05T05:22:55","slug":"224th-general-assembly-of-the-pcusa-a-summary-of-summaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=3553","title":{"rendered":"224th General Assembly Of The PC(USA) &#8211; A Summary Of Summaries and Responses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gajunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GA224Logo.png?resize=125%2C134&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"GA 224 logo\" class=\"wp-image-3508\" width=\"125\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gajunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GA224Logo.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gajunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GA224Logo.png?resize=280%2C300&amp;ssl=1 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that the <a href=\"https:\/\/ga-pcusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">224th General Assembly<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/pcusa.org\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PC(USA)<\/a> has concluded I will be collecting the various summary pieces I see and linking them on this page. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will begin with my summary.<\/p>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/GA224BriefSummary.pdf\" class=\"pdfemb-viewer\" style=\"\" data-width=\"max\" data-height=\"max\" data-toolbar=\"bottom\" data-toolbar-fixed=\"off\">GA224BriefSummary<\/a>\n<p class=\"wp-block-pdfemb-pdf-embedder-viewer\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/gajunkie.info\/GA224BriefSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are a couple of summaries that I am expecting that I don&#8217;t see yet, but I will insert them here when they appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some local summaries include ones from&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/files.constantcontact.com\/17207f49001\/b73c0ac8-da14-4161-b9ff-bb09e75f2982.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area Stated Clerk<\/a> (Elona Street-Stewart&#8217;s home presbytery)<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyphl.org\/general-assembly-commissioners-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Presbytery of Philadelphia Commissioners&#8217; blog<\/a> including a concluding reflection from Presbytery Executive Ruth Santana-Grace<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, there have been several reactions to the General Assembly, particularly in regards to how it handled racial justice issues. Here are the blog posts and open letters I know about that address this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@breyeschow\/a-common-statement-on-racism-advocacy-for-black-women-and-girls-and-the-224th-general-assembly-9dcff36516ea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Common Statement on Racism, Advocacy for Black Women and Girls, and the 224th General Assembly (2020)<\/a> from former Moderators of the PC(USA) and predecessor denominations<\/li><li><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/threadreaderapp.com\/thread\/1278722203589189634.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">An open letter<\/a> signed by numerous individuals in committee leadership and other roles with the PC(USA). Published as a tweet thread by Laura M. Cheifetz and collected here on the Thread Reader<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/sixtysecondpreacher.wordpress.com\/2020\/06\/28\/watching-white-supremacy-reflections-on-the-224th-general-assembly-from-a-member-of-the-special-committee-on-racism-truth-and-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watching White Supremacy: On the 224th General Assembly, from a member of the Special Committee on Racism Truth and&nbsp;Reconciliation<\/a>, by Ryan Landino<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that the 224th General Assembly of the PC(USA) has concluded I will be collecting the various summary pieces I see and linking them on this page. 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