The Suicide of a Denomination (Presbyterian Church USA)
The Suicide of a Denomination - Presbyterian Church USA
By Bob Burney
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobburney/2011/06/10/the_suicide_of_a_denomination
6/10/2011
It was a long, slow, painful death. In the end, the patient pulled strongly on the plug and what little life was left exited the body with a tragic gasp. May the Presbyterian Church, USA rest in peace. But there will be very little peace in this pathetic death. Ratified by a majority of presbyteries one month ago and effective one month from today (July 10), the church has abandoned its denominational commitment to traditional marriage. Gone is the standard for ordination that requires pastors, “to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman …, or chastity in singleness.”
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Bob Burney
http://townhall.com/columnists/bobburney/2011/06/10/the_suicide_of_a_denomination
6/10/2011
It was a long, slow, painful death. In the end, the patient pulled strongly on the plug and what little life was left exited the body with a tragic gasp. May the Presbyterian Church, USA rest in peace. But there will be very little peace in this pathetic death. Ratified by a majority of presbyteries one month ago and effective one month from today (July 10), the church has abandoned its denominational commitment to traditional marriage. Gone is the standard for ordination that requires pastors, “to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman …, or chastity in singleness.”
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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