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...this has led to some withering denominational sniping. In 1995 the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued national guidelines stating that the Mormons were not "within the historic apostolic tradition of the Christian Church." A more sharply edged report by the Presbyterians' Utah subunit concluded that the Latter-day Saints "must be regarded as heretical." The Mormons have responded to such challenges by downplaying their differences with the mainstream. In 1982 an additional subtitle appeared on the covers of all editions of the Book of Mormon: "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." In 1995 the words Jesus Christ on the official letterhead...
...Mark Sauer, director of the fertility program at New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, admits that the uproar "speaks to ageism and a double standard in society." Though the cutoff in his program is 55 (there's no cutoff for men), he had treated the woman earlier, believing she was 53. Now that she has given birth, he says, "I'm happy with the outcome, but I can't endorse the practice because of the risks. We see serious obstetrical complications in more than half the women over the age of 45." But if a woman accepts...
...myself?" We go to church for confirmation of our life-style, not worship. Maybe with prodding like yours we will change. Maybe we can again find the pathway to heaven. Maybe we can join Christ on his way, with "God first" and sacrifice for others. JOHN MEACHAM, ELDER First Presbyterian Church Garner, North Carolina...
...letter of the law was cast in virtue, but the spirit of the law was one of contention. "Those called to office in the church are to lead a life of obedience" to Scripture and church doctrine, read the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and "among these standards is the requirement to live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage of a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness." For six months, the 171 presbyteries of the 2.7 million-member church battled over these lines, one by one voting for or against them...
...they set the same standard for homosexuals and heterosexuals: no sex outside wedlock. But its opponents point out a double standard: the church does not allow monogamous, same-sex couples to marry. "I feel like my church has slapped me in the face," says Scott Anderson, co-moderator of Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns. "This is an action rooted in fear and not in love." Anderson had been pastor of the Bethany Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, California, until members of his congregation, opposed to some of his policies, "outed" him in 1990. He had been closeted till then...