PCUSA vote opens up door to the ordination of gay clergy

In a dramatic 205-56 vote, openly gay people can now be ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA, after a regional decision on May 10. With the support of the Twin Cities region of the denomination, Amendment 10A won the approval of 87 of PCUSA's 173 presbyteries, which amounts to a simple majority.

Previously, in 1997, PCUSA adopted a statute that mandated all Presbyterian clergy "to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman" or to "observe chastity in singleness."

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Presbyterian network takes aim at homelessness around the globe

According to an August report by the Presbyterian Network to End Homelessness and the Presbyterian Office of Public Witness there will be a joint program created to focus upon homelessness, in accordance with legislation adopted during the 218th General Assembly.

Recent studies have reportedly revealed that homelessness is not an issue that is solely found in urban areas, but also in suburban and rural areas as well. Accordingly, PNTEH is dedicating itself to bolstering Presbyterian churches in the mission of easing homelessness on a worldwide level.

The New York Theological Seminary is an institution dedicated to multiculturalism, diversity, social justice and religious tolerance. The mission of the seminary is to prepare men and women, from every background, for careers in ministry.

PCUSA votes to lift ban on gay ordination

Earlier this month, leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) adopted a measure that opens ordination up to partnered homosexuals. This latest vote comes after 15 years of effort to lobby PCUSA's General Assembly, which is the highest legislative body in that organization, to lift sanctions against openly gay men and women.

The assembly's moderator, Cynthia Bolbach, commented that the recent vote is just another dimension of an "ongoing conversation" within PCUSA.

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