Presbyterians debate roles of gays, lesbians in shrinking denomination
Qnews Jun 22 08Source: San Francisco Chronicle , San Jose Mercury News , Louisville Courier Journal The proper role of gay and lesbian members and clergy in the Presbyterian Church (USA) has been a subject of contentious debate among church leaders every other year for the past three decades when they've met for their biennial rule-making body, the General Assembly. They've debated endlessly, but they just can't make up their mind. And while leaders of the church have debated, membership in the denomination has been dropping. The Louisville-based denomination suffered its worst annual membership decline. Full story...
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