Here’s my confession: I’ve been sitting on this post for a while. I’ve been wanting to reflect a bit more on the recent developments of the Fellowship of Presbyterians, their announcement last month about the Evangelical Covenant Order of Presbyterians (Evangelical COPs…that’s cute), and how all of this will affect our denomination. I’ve read a few good posts that I wanted to make sure I linked to:
- Lipstick on A Pig: the ECO and Its Plan to Split the PCUSA, by Timothy Simpson
- Will the PC(USA) Split in 2012, by John Vest
- Embracing the Pathos of Our Situation, by John Vest
And like I said, I’ve been sitting on this post for a while. I figured I’d spend some time going through these documents, writing out a thorough, detailed analysis for you all….but I just haven’t had any energy to get into the Fellowship stuff more, or dive into the theology or polity documents of the ECO. I’m just not interested.
And then I saw this tweet from friend Shawn Coons:
Question for which I don’t have the answer: At what point does #Presbyterian unity become an idol? fb.me/14wjs6kL1
— Shawn Coons (@shawncoons) January 26, 2012
Last night, the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area passed Amendment 10-A (205-56-3), making it the 87th Presbytery to vote in favor of finally replacing G-6.0106b with language that allows for the ordination of gays and lesbians.
