Presbyterian Church gives OK to ordain leaders who are gay

Gaston Gazette ^ | 13 May 2011 | Amanda Memrick

[Cronos]

The church’s constitution used to have a requirement to “live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman or chastity in singleness” for church officers. The amendment change removes that stipulation and requires church leaders to “submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life.”...

The changes also state that the governing body responsible for ordaining ministers or installing lay leaders should examine each candidate’s calling, gifts, preparation and suitability for the responsibilities of office.

“Governing bodies shall be guided by Scripture and the confessions in applying standards to individual candidates,” it states.

[John Leland 1789]

Bible Presbyterian

www.bpc.org

Free Presbyterian

www.fpcna.org

And there are many independent Presbyterian local churches around the country.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Presbyterian Church gives OK to ordain leaders who are gay

Yabut, what about child molesters, rapists, ax murderers and other democrats? They're people too.

What about their rights to become clergy?

[Sans-Culotte]

So they are choosing between following Christ or worshipping their building? Who is “the church”? The people or the building?

It's really not about either. It's about Christ. I don't think they are worshiping the building; rather, they are worshiping themselves.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

...including some truly beautiful churches...

Should be served well by an army of interior decorators.

[Cronos]

Have you read the latest that now the gays are ticked off that those supporting polyamory are using the same tactics? Wait until everything is allowed...

[circlecity]

They aren’t just allowing gay priests. They have lifted the requirement that non-married priests lead a celibate lifestyle. So fornication is A-OK in the PCUSA. Jesus who?

[bronx2]

Today the PCUSA, tomorrow the OPC might well be the recipient of these candidates. These new worshipers might well bolster the OPC numbers which has been sagging as of late. One wonders if these future members will temper the anti Catholic attitude continuously exhibited by OPC members on this forum in various threads.

[DJ MacWoW]

Unfortunately they worship their sin. And will destroy anything that disagrees with that. Their only identifier IS their sin.

[fwdude]

This will quickly be followed by allowing homo-fake "marriage" in the Politically Correct Church USA. Watch.

When sodomites "win," they go all out.

[Cronos]

True.

[Morpheus2009]

> the proclamation of the gospel is more important that
> wrangling over sexual issues

yeah sure, but what you do, and more importantly, what you condone, affects whether or not plenty of people will feel the love of Christ. Does anyone think that if I tried being a christian missionary who ignores issues by being a womanizer, I would really share the love of Christ with others? I CERTAINLY DON’T.