Is it possible to have the survey posted to the list? I haven't seen it, and I doubt I will (about to go away for work for 4 weeks)...
It would be greatly appreciated so that I can see what all the kafuffle is about! Blessings, themolk. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gordon Ramsay > Sent: Monday, 27 October 2003 5:58 PM > To: Insights Mailing List > Subject: Re: EMU / Reforming Alliance > > Certainly some people from across the spectrum will want to > survey it and give a more representative view. > I think however that the survey is inherently flawed, and > that it cannot be > completed by some people in a way that gives accuracy to the > view held. I > think it was Judy that posted in this way late last week > > I also think it is inappropriate to be working outside the > councils of the church on this issue when the various > councils are still active. We have more than one Synod, plus > a range of Presbyteries calling for the Assembly > to "seek concurrence". Let's allow the councils to work and > only seek to > bypass them if necessary, not just when it suits. > > Thirdly, I think that we are heading into the position of a > very "worldly" > approach of seeking God's will by majority, or by referendum. > From my > perspective, that is not an area that I would like the UCA to > head. I think it quite unlikely that this survey will be > used as a sociological study, rather as evidentiary weight > for a discernment of "God's will for the > church." Risky ground! > > But the suspicion that a failure to complete the survey will > boost the percentages is very much the reason why I think > people and congregations who choose not to participate should > definitely let the RA and the Assembly know of that decision. > > regards > Gordon > > > > it comes to my attention then that instead of just > disallowing the "survey" > > perhaps everyone should do it and really give a > > representatives view back to the survey makers. > > > > ministers should take this, discuss it and then have it filled in. > > > > perhaps by not filling it in people are boosting the > percentages of responses > > that the aliance wants. > > > > cheers > > > > darren > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.521 / Virus Database: 319 - Release Date: 23/09/03 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in > the message body > > 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in > the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > ------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
