Milwaukee seeks removal of "fidelity and chastity" The Presbyterian Layman Friday, September 25, 1998 The Presbytery of Milwaukee has sent an overture to the General Assembly requesting G-6.0106b, popularly known as the "fidelity and chastity" clause of the PCUSA's ordination standards, be stricken from the Book of Order. The Presbyterian Layman has requested a copy of the overture from the Milwaukee Presbytery but has not yet received it. In 1998, the Presbytery of Milwaukee overtured the GA "For the peace, unity, and purity of the Presbyterian Church (USA), … The Presbytery of Milwaukee … respectfully overtures the 210th General Assembly, … to send an amendment to the presbyteries asking for their affirmative or negative votes on the following: 'Shall the Book of Order G-6.0106b as approved in 1997 and as may be amended in 1998, be deleted from the Book or Order?'" The General Assembly rejected the overture, 412-92, at its Charlotte meeting. |
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