Kevin D. Paulson takes a look at the authority of the General Conference. He responds to charges presently being published on other websites that the General Conference, in asking that Unions not ordain women, has exceeded its authority. Gary Patterson offers such ideas. Paulson checks them against the Working Policy. FIND IT HERE.
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One reply on “Church Policy, Church Unity, and Women's Ordination”
I’ve heard this pastor-wanna-be spout a lot of nonsense and is among some of the most obviously fraudulent. The Unions so indeed have ordination authority. As the GC does not have a policy prohibiting women explicitly there is no conflict. The GC is indeed overstepping it’s own boundaries established by the constituents. So, an organization going outside the bounds to enforce a policy that doesn’t exist is indeed nonsense.