The polity debate regarding gay and lesbian ordination and/or installation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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Vermaak, Roche Francois
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OpenJournals Publishing
Abstract
The paper summarises the formation process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’s (PC(USA))
polity regarding the ordination and/or installation of partnered gays and lesbians as officers,
i.e. deacons, elders and ministers of the Word and Sacrament, in light of General Assemblies’
decisions and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions’ ecclesiastical rulings since the
1970s.
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Definitive guidance, Gay/lesbian ordination, General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission, Book of Confessions, Book of Order
Sustainable Development Goals
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Vermaak, R.F., 2010, ‘The polity debate regarding gay and lesbian ordination and/or installation in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)’, Verbum et Ecclesia 31(1), Art. #51, 10 pages. DOI: 10.4102/ve.v31i1.51 [http://www.ve.org.za]