Why is a supermajority – not required for changing the doctrine of the Church – imposed on congregations wanting to leave?
By Bill Proctor, ChurchandWorld.com. Upon reading the article about the failed vote to depart the Presbyterian Church (USA), taken by the congregation at First Presbyterian in Columbus, Georgia, and the follow-up article about the pastor’s resignation and the formation of a new congregation by a group who have chosen to depart the PCUSA, I am again reminded of how out…