A gathering of Presbyterians opposed to the ordination of sexually active gay and lesbian clergy drew nearly 2,000 people from around the country this week after the denomination overturned restrictions against gay ordination.
The Star Tribune of Minneapolis reported Friday (http://bit.ly/pNLdg8 ) that the new Fellowship of Presbyterians aims to support local churches opposed to the ordination policy adopted in May by the Presbyterian Church USA. The meeting at a Bloomington hotel attracted lay leaders and clergy from 830 congregations in 49 states.
A majority of the denomination's 173 presbyteries voted in May to remove a policy requiring clergy to be celibate or married to a member of the opposite sex, instead allowing each presbytery to decide whom to ordain. The Twin Cities presbytery cast the deciding vote approving language adopted last year at the denomination's national convention in...