Group Says Presbyterian 'Plunge into Apostasy' Cannot Be Reversed
By The Associated Press
Thu, Jul. 13 2006

LENOIR, N.C. (AP) – A major organization of lay members says the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) "crossed a critical line of demarcation" last month by allowing local congregations and regional bodies some leeway to install openly gay clergy or lay officers who live with same-sex partners.

The Presbyterian Lay Committee's board said in a statement that fellow conservatives "are not capable of reversing the denomination's plunge into apostasy" any longer - so now they must find a way forward.The long-standing committee, which has a mailing list of 450,000, objected to the actions in June of a national assembly of the 2.3 million-member denomination.

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