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Ghana Presbyterians the second to cut partnership
Written by Leslie Scanlon   
Tuesday, 01 November 2011 23:16
A church in Africa may have become the second Presbyterian denomination outside the United States to end its partnership with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in response to the U.S. church’s decision to allow the ordination of sexually active gays and lesbians.

On its Facebook page, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana announced a decision by its recent 2011 General Assembly to “sever relationship with any partner church that ordained homosexuals as ministers and allowed for same-sex marriages.”

The U.S. denomination in July removed from its constitution language that restricted ordination to those promising to practice fidelity in marriage between a man and a woman or chastity in singleness. Now, candidates for ordination in the PC(USA) must promise to “submit joyfully to the Lordship of Jesus Christ in all aspects of life.”

On Aug. 19, a special assembly of the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico voted 116-22 to end its 139 years of mission partnership with the PC(USA).
 

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#1 Tom Eggebeen 2011-11-03 17:34
While I regret churches severing ties with us, it's a good thing for all parties concerned. If the Presbyterian Church in Ghana wants to go its own way, without further ties to us, and sending our missionaries back home to the States, I can only see good coming from this. Every church has to settle its own affairs. After 40 years of struggle, perhaps we've finally settled some of our affairs. It will take time for the church of Ghana, too. And who knows how the Spirit will lead. While we can decry their potential decision, we ought not to needlessly wring our hands and beat ourselves up. I'm very proud of the PCUSA for the way in which we've handled this, and I look forward to good days.
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