Panel says minister didn't violate rules
Los Angeles Times
A Presbyterian minister under scrutiny for officiating over the unions of two lesbian couples was recently found not guilty of violating the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (USA).The commission of the Presbytery of the Redwoods, whose jurisdiction skirts the California coast from north of San Francisco to the Oregon border, ruled this month that the Rev. Janie Adams Spahr acted within her "right of conscience" as a Christian when she performed the commitment ceremonies, said Robert Conover, stated clerk of the Presbytery.
The decision in Spahr's favor does not change the church constitution's same-sex marriage provisions. "It doesn't translate to, 'Now, they're OK to do.' Not in this Presbytery, anyway, and certainly not in this denomination," Conover said.
Are you as confused as I? The minister did not violate their constitution even though she did? I don’t see why they are worried about it being changed – if they aren’t going to use it does it mean anything anyway?
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