Uniting Church Refuses to Change Course

This week's National Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia has committed the church to its crazy course of self-destruction.

The Assembly has once again failed to make a definitive stance on ordination of homosexual clergy. The status quo position which was formalised in the notorious Proposition 84 at the last Assembly three years ago will remain in force, namely that it will be up to each Presbytery to decide its own position. This effectively opens the doors to openly homosexual ministers in the church.

The Uniting Church's position is in clear breach of scripture which says that homosexuality is an abomination to the Lord. I don't know how leaders in the UCA square this up with the Basis of Union (the foundational doctrinal statement of the Church) which states that the UCA will listen to the scriptures.

In a recent article, Rev. Howard Bradbury a former UCA minister says that he was shocked by Proposition 84 because it seemed to come out of nowhere. Yet when he reflected on it, he didn't understand why he was surprised as it should have been obvious that this was the way the church was heading.

There is tremendous deception and self-deception operating among all UCA members, but especially amongst those who call themselves charismatic and evangelicals in the UCA.

No longer can they say "We didn't see this coming."

No longer can they say "This will never affect us."

No longer can they say "Proposition 84 will be overturned."

Ironically the one resolution that the Assembly was able to agree on was a statement that they were unable to come to agreement on the issue.