Stay or Go?
Stay or Go?
By Alan Wisdom
The Institute on Religion & Democracy
http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1933
June 17, 2011
Since May 10, when Twin Cities became the decisive 87th presbytery to ratify deletion of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s "fidelity and chastity" standard, I have heard among my PCUSA friends many discussions of the urgent question: "Should I stay or should I go" from the denomination?
As our May 11 press release made clear, we in the IRD lament the deletion of "fidelity and chastity" as a tragic mistake that will harm the church. But the institute takes no position on the "stay or go" question. With members ranging from Roman Catholics who couldn't imagine being part of any other religious body, to congregational evangelicals who aren't sure what the value of a denomination is, the IRD has no consensus on the matter.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Alan Wisdom
The Institute on Religion & Democracy
http://www.theird.org/page.aspx?pid=1933
June 17, 2011
Since May 10, when Twin Cities became the decisive 87th presbytery to ratify deletion of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s "fidelity and chastity" standard, I have heard among my PCUSA friends many discussions of the urgent question: "Should I stay or should I go" from the denomination?
As our May 11 press release made clear, we in the IRD lament the deletion of "fidelity and chastity" as a tragic mistake that will harm the church. But the institute takes no position on the "stay or go" question. With members ranging from Roman Catholics who couldn't imagine being part of any other religious body, to congregational evangelicals who aren't sure what the value of a denomination is, the IRD has no consensus on the matter.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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