Outlook joins majority
The Layman December 2001 Volume 34, Number 7, November 30, 2001
We welcome The Presbyterian Outlook to a growing group of periodicals that now recommends the defeat of Amendment A. Typically voicing the opinions of Louisville’s bureaucracy, this clergy-oriented publication urges a “No” vote because it wants to buy time for a new General Assembly task force on unity to do its job. That’s a poor rationale for a good opinion.
The task force, a fallback for those who know that “A” cannot pass, will be the instrument through which minority activists will again try to force this issue upon the church. Representing the flawed notion that the Presbyterian communion can accommodate incompatible faiths, this task force can only create mischief.
Presbyterians will soundly defeat “A,” not, as The Outlook suggests, because they desire to deal with it later, but because they believe it is wrong. As the Coalition Gathering and renewal leaders across the church have made clear, we will not look kindly upon any further attempts to defy or amend our Constitution. When “A” goes down, the Presbyterian majority will have spoken three times on this issue. Those who hold a minority opinion must obey the Constitution, or peaceably depart for a denomination with lesser standards.