From: Bill Lucy 

In article <392c9e75{at}w3.nls.net>, richhong{at}hawksci.com says...
> >> Presbyterian ministers may perform holy union ceremonies, as
long as they
> do
> not claim that they are "marriages".
>
> Bill,
>
> Unfortunately, there are several overtures (the Tampa Bay [00-12], San
> Joaquin [00-26], and Charlotte [00-54] overtures) coming to G.A. this year
> which would overrule the PJC, if passed.  And I'm not sure they won't pass.
> However, I'm a commissioner to G.A. this year, and I'm committed to working
> toward their defeat.  But I'm just one vote, from a presbytery which is
> overwhelmingly against Amendment B.
>
> The other "hot button" overtures, the ones from
Beaver-Butler [00-5, 00-6]
> will generate a lot of heat but don't really stand a chance of passing.

I know about the Tampa Bay and Beaver-Butler overtures, but not the others.
I have no way of knowing for sure, but I don't know how either would pass.

> And overtures I support, such as the ones from Milwaukee [00-40 through
> 00-43], Santa Fe [00-46], and Hudson River [00-48], will probably go down in
> flames.

A bit out of school, but it looks like The Hudson River overture at least
won't be dissed by the Covenant Network.

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