Dispatch from Forbearance Presbyterian Church
A Joyful Noise
by Charlotte Johnstone
When Rev. Hustisford
scheduled an adult education hour following a recent Sunday service,
he didn't know quite what to expect. The subject was the imminent
vote to be taken by the presbytery on Amendment 01-A, which seeks
to overturn Section G-6.0106b of the Book of Order-a section
on human sexuality that excludes gays and lesbians from ordained
office in the church-and he knew it was not a subject that everyone
in the church wanted to talk about. Some were weary of the whole
thing, some were indifferent, and the rest were at odds with
each other over what the presbytery should do. After all, they
had been wrestling with this controversy since early last year.
How will Forbearance members deal with this controversial subject?
Order this issue of Horizons issue to see.
Charlotte Johnstone is a member of Immanuel Presbyterian
Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She (and the cast of Forbearance
Presbyterian Church) welcome comments. Write to her at Horizons,
100 Witherspoon St., Louisville, KY 40202-1396 or email wjohns4949@aol.com.
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