More delete-B overtures pass!

On Nov. 8, the Presbytery of Newton also voted 50 to 35 in the affirmative to concur with the Heartland overture. One More Light supporter and Newton Presbytery member who was on the floor for the vote sent us these comments:

Most of the discussion on the floor had to do with whether or not this was a good thing to do in light of the Task Force report... On a personal note I can tell you that the report has made me even more convinced that G-6.0106b has to come out of the Book of Order asap. We can never have a fair dialog unless there is a level playing field. I've been trying to talk to and listen to people as per the Task Force report for years now and it is very clear to me that we are just playing games with dialog until GLBT persons are fully included. This feels like another stall tactic to me.

These two delete-B overtures or concurrences bring the total known delete-B overture count to 10. Half of these have passed after the release of the PCUSA's Theological Task Force report, which was heavily criticized by progressive Presbyterian groups for its suggestion that the 2006 General Assembly should take no steps to remove anti-gay Presbyterian rules.