Posted on 07/13/2016 7:09:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A day after the Anglican Church of Canada narrowly voted not to authorize gay unions, questions about the integrity of the voting process emerged Tuesday, leading to a reversal of the result with the church approving the measure.
More than 200 delegates attending the six-day General Synod 2016 narrowly rejected the resolution Monday night after hearing from more than 60 speakers, most of them in favor of gay marriage.
However, on Tuesday — the last day of the triennial conference — some members stood up to say their ballot had not been recorded during voting late Monday, when the resolution failed to pass by a single vote. …
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What an amazing system!!
The vote doesn’t deliver the results you wanted?? Well then, just vote again until you do get the results. Then declare that particular vote as the binding vote, with no other votes taken after that.
As if the laity had any say in this!
Reminds me of the European Union.
Well, that’s more like the Anglican Church of Canada that I know!
I don’t wish for that on my worst enemy ‘cept maybe Satan, but the warning to these evil idiots must not be silent for certain.
Wasn’t it Stalin who said that it doesn’t matter who votes, but who COUNTS the votes?
Is this a case of too many “hanging chads” demanding a favorable recount?
Just like “elections” run by Democrats. Count again and again until you get the result you want.
I’d prefer to see them vote to make gravity optional. That would be far more useful to mankind...
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