An article on byFaith, the official magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America, dated 25 August 2021, reporting two Book of Church Order amendments sent to the denomination's 88 presbyteries: Overture 23, adding office-holding criteria naming identities such as "gay Christian," "same-sex attracted Christian" and "homosexual Christian" as undermining a candidate's identity as a new creation in Christ, and Overture 37, directing examining bodies to give attention to persistent sinful desires named or professed by a candidate.
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The Presbyterian Church in America's own official magazine reporting its own denomination's Book of Church Order amendments as they moved through the presbyteries, paired with independent religion journalism (Juicy Ecumenism) covering the same amendments' final passage. NotesCited for the Presbyterian Church in America's reading within the Presbyterianism sexuality-position synthesis.
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PublisherbyFaith
Publication Year2021
URLhttps://byfaithonline.com/two-bco-amendments-related-to-homosexuality-now-before-presbyteries/
Source Typeorganization primary source
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Custodian SourceYes
Custodian BodyPresbyterian Church in America
Custodian BasisbyFaith identifies itself in its own masthead as the magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America, publishing the denomination's own account of its General Assembly and presbytery actions.
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Source Two BCO Amendments Related to Homosexuality Now Before Presbyteries (byFaith)the holders' own account
Claims Backed By This Source (13 claims)
This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Sources, 11 claims: 10 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Denominations, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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