Coalition Archives
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GA 2006
Flawed Advisory Opinion #18 Frustrates the Church
Renewal Leaders Issue Open Letter to the Presbyterian Church (USA)
Summary, Commentary and Suggestions regarding actions of the 217th GA
Report from the Presbyterian Coalition of some actions taken by the 217th General Assembly
Renewal
organizations issue joint statement on GA vote on the PUP Report:
"...We will take the steps necessary to be faithful to God and to
those God calls us to serve."
James Edwards addresses the Coalition dinner at General Assembly
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On Here to the Presbyterian Renewal Ministries Statement on the PUP Report
Send us your name, title, church, city, state, and email address.
Significant revision of the Book of Order proposed to this General Assembly
Connectionalism, Cash and Christ: Taxing the Tithes
God Pursued Me With Compassion by Kristin Johnson, Viewpoint, March 23, 2006
PUP Critique by Tom Hobson, Letter to Presbyweb, November 24, 2005
Trying to Pull the Wool Over the Sheep's Eyes by Sue Cyre, Viewpoint, October 28, 2005
Peace for Our Times by Daniel Vraa, Letter to Presbyweb, January 18, 2006
I am a Heterosexist and My Other Habits is Good by Bruce Becker, Viewpoint, September 24, 2005
Significant revision of the Book of Order proposed to this General Assembly By Carol Shanholtzer
The Trinity: God's Love Overflowing - A Critique by Viola Larson, VOW
A Communications Disconnect in Recommendation 5, of the Report of the TF on the Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church by James R. Tony
An Open Letter from Association for Church Renewal Leaders
Renewal Leaders' Joint Statement on PUP
How to Read the PUP Report by Alan Wisdom
Peace Unity Purity: Materials for Discernment from PRMI
Lay Committee Critique of PUP Report
Analysis of PUP Recommendation 5 by Robert Gagnon
Lordship of Jesus, Local License: Responding to the Task Force Report by Michael Walker, PFR
PUP: Neither Faithful nor Effective by James Berkley, PAFF
Coalition Board Statement on PUP Task Force Report
What to Expect from PUP by Jim Berkley
Questions Begging for Straight Answers by Jim Berkley
Scrupling by Jim Tony
The
Limits of Scrupling and the Adoption Act of 1729
by Toby Brown
The Adopting Act by Prof. Frederick W. Loetscher
Presbytery of Philadelphia sends overture to amend Recommendation 5 of the PUP Report
Barry
Ensign-George, in the Office of Theology and Worship, critiques the PUP Report
in the Presbyterian Outlook:
http://www.pres-outlook.com/tabid/695/Article/1382/Default.aspx
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PUP
Resources
ACC
Advice on PUP: Omissions, Misrepresentations, and Contradictions
Part 1 - Introduction and G-6.0106b (Fidelity
and Chastity)
Part
2 - Indefensible Omission
Part
3 - Untenable Conflict
Part
4 - Too Late to Resurrect a Dead Claim
Part 5 - Risky Business in the PUP A.I.
Part 6 - Deconstituting the Constitution with an
'Experiment'
Part 7 - It Can't Be Done - And the ACC Ought to
Know It
Presbyterian
Renewal Ministries Statement on PUP Report
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name, status, church, city & state
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Reports of the Coalition Interview with PUP Task Force Members
Jim
Berkley, director of Presbyterian Action, reports his observations of the
day long interview with PUP Task Force members. The following links will take
you to his main article, "Experimenting
on a Fragile Patient," and two shorter, related articles: "Task
Force members display their opinions" and "Points
of failure in the task force plan"
Coalter's Invalid Argument by Winfield "Casey" Jones
Response by the Pittsburgh Presbytery Overture Advocate to the ACC’s comment on Item 06-03
Tall Steeple Pastors Issue Open Letter Regarding GA
An Open Letter from Association for Church Renewal Leaders
Letter to The Advisory Committee on the Constitution Regarding Recommendation 5
Presbytery of Philadelphia sends overture to amend Recommendation 5 of the PUP Report
The Coalition Strategy concerning the PUP Report
Gathering IX Highlights Radical Change Proposed by PUP Report
PUP: Neither Faithful nor Effective - Presentation by Jim Berkley at Gathering IX
Barry
Ensign-George, in the Office of Theology and Worship, critiques the PUP Report
in the Presbyterian Outlook:
http://www.pres-outlook.com/tabid/695/Article/1382/Default.aspx
Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Detroit Opposes PUP's Recommendation 5
Executive Presbyter and former GA-PJC member finds Recommendation 5 'fatally flawed'
Former GAPJC members oppose PUP Report
Other Articles
Presbyterian Coalition recommends "NO" vote on proposed amendments to Chapter 14