deview@sask.UUCP (DEVIEW project) (08/18/84)
<don't eat this one>
I noticed some mention of the recent UCC resolution regarding ordination
of homosexuals, and I thought I might put as much of the story as I know
onto the net.
The Division of Ministry, Personnel (sp?) and Education (MP&E) produced a
report on the subject, to be discussed at the recent general council.
The report recommended that "sexual orientation in itself should not
be a condition for ordination", ie. it shouldn't matter.
At the general council, a resolution was put forward which stated the
same conclusion, though perhaps somewhat more forcefully. This resolution
was not passed. However, the council made it clear that this did *not*
mean that sexual orientation *should* be a condition; only that the
Church was not ready for such a strong move.
The entire MP&E report is reprinted in one of the spring issues (I'm not
sure which) of the United Church Observer, the church's national monthly
magazine. If you're interested, it's well worth reading. If you can't find
it in a library, try a university religious studies department.
Irving Reid
(if you mail to me, put my name in the subject -- this is a group account)
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