>From the Age article: "More than 88 per cent of Uniting Church members oppose gay ordination, according to a survey by the Reforming Alliance group.
Survey organiser Stephen Estherby, a Wollongong minister, said more than 27,000 members from 1459 congregations replied." >From the Assembly website: "The Uniting Church is the third largest church in Australia (the Roman Catholic and the Anglican churches are larger). Latest statistics indicate the Uniting Church has around 2,500 congregations, 52 presbyteries and seven synods. Uniting Church members number 300,000 while around 1.3 million people claim an association." My read is that 27,000 people - all UCA members? - responded to the RA survey. 88% of them used the survey to register a protest. 273,000 UCA members (at least) did not choose the survey as the way to discern the Holy Spirit's guidance for the Church - one way or the other. Chris Udy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 11:15 AM Subject: chruch reject gay poll > Church rejects 'gay poll' > > More than 88 per cent of Uniting Church members oppose gay ordination, > according to a survey by the Reforming Alliance group. > > http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/27/1075088021978.html > > > -- > > > Stephen Webb > Media Officer > Communications Unit > NSW Synod, Uniting Church in Australia > Box A2178, Sydney South, NSW 1235, Australia > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: +61 2 8267 4308; Mobile: 0423 259 945; Fax: 9267 4716; Web: nsw.uca.org.au/cu/ & > insights.uca.org.au/ > ------------------ > The Communications Unit publishes the monthly magazine Insights, > conducts public relations for the NSW Synod of the Uniting Church, and > provides a variety of communications services. These include writing, > editing, web consultation and development, desktop publishing and > graphic design, public relations and advertising. > For a consultation or free estimate on your project call the > Communications Unit at (02) 8267 4307. > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - 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 ------------------------------------------------------
