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Doug Nave warns that voting on
Amendment O still needs attention
[12-28-00]
Presbytery consideration of proposed Amendment O --
which would prohibit the blessing of same-sex unions -- is just gearing
up, and the votes so far (like spring's baseball standings) don't say
much so early in the game. However, lest we get at all
complacent about the 6-12 vote against adoption so far, here are a
couple of sobering thoughts:
Of the eighteen presbyteries that have voted so far,
all of them have voted the same way on O as they did on B. If that
pattern holds (obviously a big "if"), O passes.
Two of the presbyteries voting not to ratify O did so
either with a tie vote (Western Kentucky, voting 23-23) or a two-vote
majority (Minnesota Valley, voting 49-51). Every vote counts.
The popular vote is closer than the presbytery tally
would suggest: In the sixteen presbyteries reporting their actual votes
(rather than the results of voice voting), O failed by a margin of only
52-48% (1030 against, 947 for). We really need to be networking with
everyone we know, even if we're not part of any "official"
organizing drive in many of the presbyteries, to help people understand
the issues and get out the vote.
Peace and joy (and gratitude, as always, to everyone out there working
for a church as inclusive as God's grace) -- Doug
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
or initiate a conversation about a topic of interest to you. |
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
kayaking, climbing, religion, spirituality, philosophy, theology,
politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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Got more blogs to recommend?
Please
send a note, and we'll see what we can do! |
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Plan now for our 2010 Ghost Ranch
Seminar!
GHOST RANCH SEMINAR
July 26-August 1, 2010
WE’RE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER
CONFRONTING THE STRUCTURES OF INJUSTICE |
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