The polity debate regarding same-gender blessings and marriages in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

摘要

This paper will examine how the decision made by the Presbyterian Church in 1927 ? to use polity rather than theology to solve its theological issues ? has guided the same-gender blessing and marriage debate since the 1980s. The paper summarises the formation process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)?s polity regarding same-gender blessing and marriage ceremonies in light of General Assemblies? decisions and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions? ecclesiastical rulings.