The Three Rs: Revision, Reform, Reconcile (Requires Login)
This is a Viewpoint in the Presbyterian Outlook by Rev. Jin S. Kim. I think it has a very interesting take on issues before the PCUSA. Here are a couple of paragraphs from his article:
But if we do have a schism, and if the choice is to join the Sadducees or the Pharisees, which should we choose? This is a serious dilemma, especially for those of us who come from racial ethnic minority communities. We are daily confronted by social injustice and struggle with issues of racism, inadequate healthcare and employment, immigration issues, racial profiling, sub-standard public education, affordable housing … the list goes on. Like the white liberals, we care deeply about matters of justice, but unlike them, nowhere among the racial ethnic communities does the issue of homosexuality rise to the level of urgency as have the other issues listed. And by and large, we ethnic minorities are marked by a deeply evangelical, orthodox and spiritual faith.
So on the issue of ordination standards, we share similar orthodox convictions with our white conservative brothers and sisters. But where are they after we stand and vote with them on the ordination amendments? In the face of massive poverty, war and disease around the globe, and the disintegration of the family, rampant consumerism and hedonism in American society, I can't help thinking that the elevation of sexuality as the dominant ecclesial debate is a uniquely Western fetish.
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