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Resources on Discernment and Parliamentary Processes

The Politics of Consensus

A Commentary and analysis on how the commitment to consensus decision-making worked at the September 2009 meeting of the Civil Unions and Christian Marriage special committee.

Guidelines for Communal Discernment

Guidelines written by a member of the PUP task force that were used in committees at the 218th GA

Critique of the Guidelines

A condensed version of the critique by Viola Larson

Parliamentary Procedures and "Discernment"

Highlights process especially pertinent to using "discernment" in this vote

Parliamentary Procedure abbreviated

Marianne Wolfe's short booklet on the essentials of parliamentary procedure