tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22981256.post6531404975902629965..comments2023-11-03T05:55:53.586-07:00Comments on Full Court Presby: Presbyterians for Renewal—Their Plan Forward.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22981256.post-24682959483470272272008-11-19T10:03:00.000-08:002008-11-19T10:03:00.000-08:00Anonymous,The liberal/progressive side of the PCUS...Anonymous,<BR/>The liberal/progressive side of the PCUSA would never merge with the Metropolitan Church. The Metropolitan Church has no political clout. The Metropolitan Church is viewed as the gay church that lets you believe anything you want to believe. The liberal/progressive side of the PCUSA wants to change “systems” to bring about change. It takes political clout to accomplish this. The PCUSA is a part of the good-old mainline denominations. For years and years it carried a fair amount of political clout. In my opinion, that is the major reason that the liberal/progressive wing of the PCUSA has consistently refused to leave the PCUSA.<BR/>Pastor LancePastor Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04033083876003654375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22981256.post-83214348554326416922008-11-18T20:30:00.000-08:002008-11-18T20:30:00.000-08:00Why not merge with the Metropolitan Church and let...Why not merge with the Metropolitan Church and let congregations realign in accordance with their affinity to ordination issues? Wouldn't this create the same effect as a new synod of any form?<BR/><BR/>A merger would bring the added benefits of increased cost sharing of denominational costs, broader mission funding, and it would bulk up our pension and medical plans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22981256.post-61716520371072885252008-11-18T13:57:00.000-08:002008-11-18T13:57:00.000-08:00Lance, 30 of us met with Paul two weeks ago in Boi...Lance, 30 of us met with Paul two weeks ago in Boise, Idaho, re 'the Plan'. As usual, the discussion often turned down sideroads leading from and around 'the Plan'. If PFR, which I support, gets really gets this going, count on Louisville, etc., fighting us tooth and nail. <BR/>Larry Wood, Retired PCUSA Pastor<BR/>IdahoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com