PCUSA Opens Door to Gay Ordination and Other Ways to Salvation
The real big news out of the denomination's General Assembly may not be its revoking of its ban on gay ministers.
Ted Olsen | posted 6/01/2001 12:00AM
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Different religions, said Timothy Sakelos of Cincinnati, "taste, smell and look different, but they are all authentic fruits. If you look more deeply, one can see the sunshine, rain and minerals. Only their manifestations are different. … All religions have similarities and differences, but the real difference only exists in their emphasis."
No wonder that Joe Rightmyer, director of Presbyterians for Renewal, complained, "What has crept into the life of the Presbyterian Church is not just differences of opinion, it's unbelief."
That wasn't the only theological issue the General Assembly concerned itself with, either. It made a special effort to condemn the popular LeftBehind end times novels as "based upon an interpretation of the Bible (specifically the book of Revelation) which is not in accord with our Reformed understanding of Covenant Theology." Nice to know they're so concerned with their traditional understandings of theology, isn't it?
(If you still want more on the PCUSA General Assembly, Presbyweb will fill your browser with links beyond your wildest imagination.)
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