First Presbyterian narrowly votes to stay with denomination.

Houston Chronicle ^ | February 23, 2014 | Mike Tolson |

[a fool in paradise]

Where does “1st Pres” stand on corporate decisions by PCUSA to stand with Palestinians in calling for divestment from Israel?

[Gamecock]

I dunno, not a member.

[a fool in paradise]

Wasn’t there an scandal about a decade or so ago where a minister there had an adulterous affair? I didn’t hear too much about it but I thought he had to step down in shame.

Having an active homosexual minister would be hypocritical, celebrating the sins of one while denouncing another for being a sinner.

[a fool in paradise]

Me neither, but I'm interested in Presbyterian churches around town that reject PCUSA’s platform that looks much like CPUSA’s.

With $100million in holdings, PCUSA didn't want to lose a member church like First Presbyterian.

[SgtHooper]

If it’s that close, a large minority are being forced to “eat it”! Break away, and buy the church back when it goes bankrupt.

[armydoc]

Yes, the biblical hermeneutic that gets you to ordaining women is the same one that gets you to condoning homosexuality

[AppyPappy]

PCUSA’s problem wasn’t ordaining women. It was Louisville’s insistence that churches have quotas. Prebyterians have always been independent minded. If a church wanted a gay pastor, they didn’t want anyone telling them they couldn’t have one.

The Lutherans had a pastor who abandoned his wife and children to take up with his gay lover. And they made him a Bishop!!

[Theodore R.]

Everything is liberal in downtown Houston. No surprise

[GeronL]

Sad that this was even close

[GeronL]

More than half voted for the change, maybe they should look for a new church to join?

[Theodore R.]

The men stay because the wives, with their social network in church, insist that they do. It’s about social networking, not the gospel.

[DakotaGator]

Understand. Sadly, that is why decency loses.