Part 6 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I continued my reflections on the crisis in the Presbyterian Church USA. Given our disagreements and divisions over many things, centrally, the ordination of active gays and lesbians, is it…

Part 5 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series On March 3, 1991, in Lake View Terrace, California, only about seven miles where I lived at the time, an African-American motorist named Rodney King was pulled over by Los Angeles police officers. What…

Part 4 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I began to chronicle the history of the PCUSA and homsexuality. In a nutshell: 1978: The General Assembly votes to provide Definitive Guidance, making it clear that homosexual activity is…

Part 3 of series: The End of the Presbyterian Church USA? Revisited Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In order to understand the significance of the actions of the recent PCUSA General Assembly with respect to homosexuality, a bit of history is necessary. This issue has been roiling in my denomination for…

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