Author: Yvonne Chapman
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Does the Book of Government Amendment Make Any Difference?
In coming months, EPC Presbyteries will vote on a proposed amendment to the constitution (BoG 9-3) regarding standards for ordination. Whether it is defeated or not, the amendment will do nothing to quell the controversy currently raging in the denomination. The proposed amendment says nothing about the ordination of SSA (same-sex attracted) candidates, which is…
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AIC Recommendations Create Hidden Legal and Financial Risks
If the General Assembly adopts the recommendations of the Ad-Interim Committee (AIC) to permit the ordination of celibate homosexuals, it will have profound legal and financial consequences for churches in the EPC. These concerns are not addressed in the AIC final report or in any of the proposed documents that will be presented during the…
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Five Overtures Ruled Unconstitutional
In a deeply divided decision, the Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC) ruled that five proposed overtures that would forbid the ordination of homosexuals were unconstitutional. (PJC Report Regarding PNW Overture) In addition the rulings produced a minority report signed by three members of the PJC (See pp. 10-14 of the above PJC Report). In this article,…