{"id":7,"date":"2014-06-25T01:59:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T01:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gajunkie.info\/blog\/?p=7"},"modified":"2014-06-26T19:12:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-27T02:12:29","slug":"221st-general-assembly-of-the-pcusa-a-summary-of-summaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gajunkie.com\/?p=7","title":{"rendered":"221st General Assembly Of The PC(USA) &#8212; A Summary Of Summaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px solid;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.quickblogcast.com\/16461-15728\/pcusaga221s.png?w=625\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td>The <a href=\"http:\/\/oga.pcusa.org\/section\/ga\/ga221\/\" target=\"_blank\">221<sup>st<\/sup> General Assembly<\/a> of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)<\/a> concluded this morning. While plenty has already been written on individual issues, over the next few days several summaries of the actions of the GA will be appearing on the interwebs. I will create a running list here of those summaries.As a matter of personal privilege I will begin with mine, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gajunkie.info\/GA221BriefSummary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Brief Summary of the 221st General Assembly<\/a>. This is a resource that I have shared with my congregation for a number of GA&#8217;s now and you are welcome to use it as well.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A <a href=\"http:\/\/oga.pcusa.org\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/oga\/pdf\/post-ga_letter_to_the_church.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">general letter<\/a> about the Assembly from the PC(USA) leadership<br \/>\nThe OGA <a title=\"Assembly in Brief\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/oga\/pdf\/assembly-in-brief-ga221_combined.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Assembly in Brief<\/a> summary<\/p>\n<p>The Presbyterian Outlook does not have a single summary posted online but you can check their <a href=\"http:\/\/pres-outlook.org\/category\/general-assembly-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">General Assembly 2014 category<\/a> for summary articles on different topics<\/p>\n<p>As additional summaries are posted I will compile them here.<\/p>\n<p>I am collecting articles by the mainstream media that are, well to put it kindly, getting it wrong. But this article from Haaretz gets it so right that I will include it here:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/news\/diplomacy-defense\/1.600148\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Presbyterians vote to divest from companies used by Israel in occupied territories<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Finally, a few good personal reflections from individuals about the assembly<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/theblueroomblog.org\/controversy-is-baked-right-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">Controversy is Baked Right In: On Marriage, the Middle East, and the Presbyterian Church<\/a> &#8211; by MaryAnn McKibben Dana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kekovacs.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/abounding-in-hope.html\" target=\"_blank\">Abounding in Hope<\/a> &#8211; a thoughtful and very comprehensive reflection by Kenneth Kovacs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) concluded this morning. 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