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" What did they do; decide that women can actually preach the Gospel, have female deacons or elders, or some other apostacy? LOL"

Pretty much wholesale abandonment* of the reformed principles. (Becoming quite Romanist and Arminian)

*(in process)

(When one of the CRC pastors pastors over a funeral with an Universalist pastor without fear of discipline -would you call that orthodox?)

(When a retired CRC pastor writes publicly about his universalist tendancies without fear of discipline -would you call that orthodox?)

(When a Physics Professor at the denomination's own college teaches human evolution with official denominational support under the guise of academic freedom -would you call that orthodox?)

(When a retired CRC pastor (diff than the previous citation) writes an article in the denomination's periodical advocating abandoning TULIP with no mass outrage -would you call that orthodox?)

(When the denomination breaks its own rules while 'opening' up the offices to women -would you call that orthodox?)

(The women in office issue in and of itself is not a killer issue -the reasons it happened in the CRC are indicative of a far deeper problem.)

Jean

Excellent summary.

BTW, I was talking to my sister in law yesterday and she made this comment about her, and now my brother's, church, "The service last night was great. No sermon at all. We did some praise songs and a little meditation of the gift of a mother." She also says she hopes the church gets a pastor that doesn't like to preach too much. A short 5 minute sermon or a homily would be great.

If you think I am concerned for my brother, you're right.

Looks to me like the CRC has some problems. I am not sure that taking another look at TULIP is necessarily a problem; but the universalistic issue is a big problem. Quite frankly, I am not all that surprised that there are those who have really looked at all the implications of TULIP would question just how Biblical it is. YOu are right about the toleration of the teaching of Evolution in a Church College. I assume you are referring to Calvin College, and not Dordt.