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"1. commitment to the Confession would not disqualify an individual for a position requiring access to classified information:
"2. from the plain meaning of the language of the Confession we find nothing to suggest that disloyalty to the United States is encouraged; and
"3. the Confession does not identify the United Presbyterian Church as a pacifist group.
A month later, in Portland, Oregon, the General Assembly adopted the Confession, retaining the "risk to national security" lines. It also adopted a strong Declaration of Conscience against the war in Vietnam, including this statement: "We understand this Declaration of Conscience to be required of us by our Confession of...
The Church adopted a relevant, contemporary Confession--it included powerful, prophetic lines--and it adopted a strong resolution of dissent and warning about the war in Vietnam. It is a good Confession, both from the perspective of faith and for the sake of the world. But it is too late...