tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404372588940834898.post7463798655052113599..comments2024-01-24T04:48:37.548-05:00Comments on Summit to Shore: Amendment B shows signs of fourth quarter rallyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404372588940834898.post-23485396027659035362009-03-23T14:35:00.000-04:002009-03-23T14:35:00.000-04:00I do not discount anonymous’ observation. It ring...I do not discount anonymous’ observation. It rings true from my experience as well. I think there is something to be said about being "safely" retired that allows one to speak and vote one's conscious without fear or losing one's pastorate, especially in conservative and moderate presbyteries. In my original post I was writing more about my observations of General Assembly than presbyteries. In the past few years I have seen more younger elders and ministers become active advocates for full inclusion, and some of them serving in leadership at the national and regional level of the movement. I have not seen the same happening amongst those in favor of maintaining the status quo.John Edward Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983843497044452774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404372588940834898.post-18903634061039911762009-03-23T12:41:00.000-04:002009-03-23T12:41:00.000-04:00I was at the Charlotte Presbytery meeting the day ...I was at the Charlotte Presbytery meeting the day that Amendment B was voted for. There were long lines of folks there to speak for and against the amendment. Something that struck me was that it wasn't a "younger and more energetic" team that spoke in favour of the amendment. The folks who spoke for the amendment were almost exclusively honourably retired Presbyterian ministers with deep roots in the southern church, many of whom said that they had voted differently in the past. <BR/><BR/>Many of us may find that the people voting for the amendment don't fit the stereotype of who we think is working for change in our denomination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404372588940834898.post-79079758196322698472009-03-22T23:10:00.000-04:002009-03-22T23:10:00.000-04:00What about going into overtime?What about going into overtime?John Edward Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983843497044452774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404372588940834898.post-44992781977397203202009-03-22T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-22T20:15:00.000-04:00Great post! Who knows, we could get a three-point...Great post! Who knows, we could get a three-pointer at the buzzer.John Shuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798753206614838161noreply@blogger.com