NO JURISDICTION
At the Desert Southwest
Annual Conference, there was a discussion of a resolution in support of the
LGBT community and someone challenged whether that discussion was in
order. The bishop ruled it out of
order, though this decision is not clear why or even which side of the issue’s statements
were turned back by her ruling. When
the resolution was passed, the one against it again rose and asked about its
appropriateness under the Discipline.
Somewhere along the line the bishop realized there was nothing in
writing about the challenge and was not able to get it until after conference
had ended.
The Discipline is
clear. Referrals of questions to
the Judicial Council have to be in writing during conference. That apparently did not happen. The Council could not take jurisdiction
to rule on the question.
Because the bishop tried
to get the process right, the Council might have considered overlooking the
technicalities in this docket item . . . .
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