Now just watch. There will be no cries of HOMOPHOBIA with this (or very few). Now if these were WHITE churches, banner headlines for weeks.
David > On Mar 30, 2015, at 12:47 PM, BILROJ via Centroids: The Center of the Radical > Centrist Community <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Black Church Group of 34,000 Churches From 15 Denominations Splits With PCUSA > Over Gay Marriage > > > By Anugrah Kumar <http://www.christianpost.com/author/anugrah-kumar/> , > Christian Post Contributor > March 28, 2015|9:25 am > Urging Presbyterian Church USA to "repent and be restored to fellowship," the > National Black Church Initiative, which represents 34,000 churches from 15 > denominations, has declared it has severed ties with PCUSA after it amended > its constitution changing their definition of marriage to include same-sex > couples. > > "NBCI and its membership base are simply standing on the Word of God within > the mind of Christ. We urge our brother and sisters of the PCUSA to repent > and be restored to fellowship," NBCI President Rev. Anthony Evans said, > according to Charisma News > <http://www.charismanews.com/us/48944-34-000-black-churches-break-ties-with-presbyterian-church-usa>. > > "PCUSA's manipulation represents a universal sin against the entire church > and its members. With this action, PCUSA can no longer base its teachings on > 2,000 years of Christian scripture and tradition, and call itself a Christian > entity in the body of Christ. It has forsaken its right by this single wrong > act," added the head of the coalition, which represents 15.7 million > African-Americans. > > > Last year, PCUSA approved a vote on an amendment to change their official > definition of marriage from "a man and a woman" to "two people, traditionally > a man and a woman." And earlier this month, the proposed change to PCUSA's > Book of Order got the necessary number of presbytery votes. > > "Apostle Paul warns us about this when he declared in Galatians 1:8 that > there are those who will preach another gospel," Evans said. > > "No church has the right to change the Word of God. By voting to redefine > marriage PCUSA automatically forfeits Christ's saving grace," he added. > "There is always redemption in the body of Christ through confession of faith > and adhering to Holy Scripture." > > Evans said PCUSA "deliberately" voted to change the Word of God and the > interpretation of marriage between one man and one woman. "This is why we > must break fellowship with them and urge the entire Christendom to do so as > well." > > At the PCUSA General Assembly held in Detroit, Michigan, last June, a > majority of delegates voted for a recommendation to amend the Book of Order > regarding marriage definition. > > "A proposed amendment to change the constitution to include same-gender > marriages in the church's constitution passed the General Assembly but must > be ratified by a majority of the church's 172 regional presbyteries," > explained PCUSA in a FAQ document. "Presbyteries have one year to vote on the > proposed amendment. If a majority ratifies the amendment, it would take > effect June 21." > > This is not the first time that PCUSA has hit the headlines on its move > toward greater acceptance of homosexuality within the church. > > In 2010, the PCUSA General Assembly approved a measure that allowed for > presbyteries to approve the ordination of noncelibate homosexuals – after > which more than 150 congregations voted to disaffiliate from the mainline > denomination. > > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community > <[email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > <http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism> > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > <http://radicalcentrism.org/> > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
