[Cronos]

Defenders of the changes compare them to earlier reinterpretations of scripture involving women's ordination, divorce and slavery.

hello -- women's ordination is not condoned by scripture or tradition and is wrong, as is divorce

Slavery, the Bible talks of freeing slaves after a period of time and Jesus says all men are brothers -- so the slave owner and the slave too. That meaning has never changed.

[inthaihill]

Not to be too argumentative but . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junia

Junia in Romans is called an apostle by Paul and she was most definitely female. Do a little research on your own remembering that there are no male nor female in Christ. We Christians are all equal in all aspects of what that means.

Please do not take this as an argument one way or the other. I come from a very traditional and evangelical background but . . . well check it out as it is controversial.

[lurk]

It’s a stretch to call PCUSA a church anymore. Social club. Progressive meeting hall. Liberalism with old hymns.

[jonrick46]

The issue here is the acceptance of homosexuals to be ministers. Any such acceptance of homosexuality is the work of Satan. The Catholic Church has had their fill of damage from homosexual priests preying on young boys. This is how Satan wants to destroys Christ’s church and separate people from their vehicle to salvation.

[Timber Rattler]

"Our effort is not to try to stop them from leaving the PCUSA but to do it in a way that is in conformity with our constitution. We aren't trying to blockade anybody," he said.

Or on other words PCUSA wants these churches' money and property...that's what this is all about, just like in the Episcopal Church.

[Gamecock]

The most prominent issue was acceptance of local option on gay ordination, but those departing say that changing sexual standards reflect a broader disregard for the biblical authority.

Bingo!

Biblical authority has been undermined for almost 200 years by the liberal church. The issue of homosexuality is a symptom, not the disease.

Read Machen's book titled "Christianity and Liberalism." It is prophetic in the sense of what he saw happening in the church then and where we are now.

[ravenwolf]

hello — women’s ordination is not condoned by scripture or tradition and is wrong, as is divorce

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I believe this controversy is a very good reason that the Churches will have to be destroyed , in fact many of them seem to be racing toward destruction.

Maybe they believe Women Church leaders and homosexual marriages will bring them in more members which will bring them more money.

Any one who believes the Gospel could not possibly be involved in one of these clubs on their race toward hell.

The Bible indicates to me that if i miss hell it will just be by the skin of my teeth and i believe.

How can those people even claim to believe?

[SLB]

We left the PCUSA after the local pastor passed out “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” with the words changed to: “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlepeople.”

[RnMomof7]

That church is apostate...

[RnMomof7]

That church is apostate...