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Tag: Apology Overture

Is a forced apology really an apology at all?

CarmenFowlerLaBerge8 Comments, , , , ,

The 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has now convened. One of the more controversial items of business is known as “the apology overture” which seeks individual and institutional apologies be made to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ/Q) community because it says “there will be no chance for healing…

Covenant Network Speaks Out Against Apology Overture

PaulaRKincaid12 Comments, , , , ,

The Board of Directors of the Covenant Network, an organization that advocates for the full inclusion of the LGBTQ/Q people in the life and ministry of the Presbyterian Church (USA), has spoken out against the so-called “Apology Overture,” that will be debated during this summer’s 222nd General Assembly,  saying that it doesn’t think the apology…

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