Part 12 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series One of the most common arguments you’ll hear these days from proponents of gay ordination goes something like this: Presbyterians used to oppose the ordination of women on the basis of the Bible. But…

Part 11 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series I closed yesterday’s post by suggesting two reasons why many Presbyterians no longer regard the whole of Scripture as authoritative. These were: 1. The fact that this view is held by many seminary professors…

Part 10 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I suggested that the gap between Presbyterians who endorse gay ordination and Presbyterians who oppose it has much to do with their views on the authority and interpretation of Scripture.…

Part 9 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series As I pick up my blog series on the PCUSA, I want to consider the question of why we Presbyterians, given that we share the same Bible, differ so widely on the issue of…

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