General Assembly approves proposed constitutional amendments to require policies and to remove ‘honorable’ from retiree title

Louisville, Kentucky — Rules of the General Assembly prevent it from placing any action proposing a change to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) constitution on the consent calendar. So, one by one, the assembly slogged through all 12 items of business from the Polity Committee on July 5 — giving the most discussion to items involving whether congregations can be required to implement policies on harassment and anti-racism, and on whether...