Round-Up of Wednesday GA Actions

The General Assembly took the following actions yesterday:

Overture to Provide Habilitative Services for Children in the Pension Plan: Presbytery of New Covenant co-sponsored this overture which was initiated by the presbytery of Nebraska. The overture was approved. Here's the full story from the PNS.

Christian/ Muslim Relations: The General Assembly approved with amendments a resolution “On Calling for Tolerance and Peaceful Relations Between the Christian and Muslim Communities.” The most significant amendment involved removing a statement that Christians and Muslims worship the same God. There was extensive discussion on this item. PNS story is here.

Sexuality Curriculum: The GA approved, with comment, the overture to produce an "adolescent development curriculum", including human sexuality. Debate centered on the proposed human sexuality curriculum, and amendments that were offered which would have included specific instructions to the prospective curriculum writers were defeated. PNS story is here--scroll down because this article summarizes several other actions of the GA as well.

Habilitive Services Overture Approved for Referral

From Stated Clerk Diane Prevary:

Our other overture was APPROVED for referral to the assembly for their consideration (to direct the Board of Pensions to expand benefits to provide for habilitative services for children in the plan who have congenital disabilities). Pam Stoops'(ChristChurch) daughter, Mary, was a masterful coordinator of support for this overture.


Editor's Note: This is Overture 15.01, which was originally brought by the Presbytery of Nebraska. New Covenant is one of several other presbyteries that co-sponsored it.