Greetings!
The 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with opening worship at 1:30 this afternoon.
Some of us have discussed before the nature and practice of Christian worship and the question of the appropriateness or lack thereof of using worship for any other purpose than worshiping God, such as promoting certain causes. Consider the following:
In opening worship for the assembly, dancing girls wore rainbow stoles and swirled rainbow ribbons. Some singers in the massed choir wore rainbow stoles. The communion table was covered with a rainbow cloth, and a large cross was draped in multiple rainbow cloths.
It appears that, as the assembly prepares to vote later in the week on a proposed redefinition of marriage, the leadership has shown us where their sympathies lie.
At least we know what we're walking into. |
Grace and Peace,