http://boyinthebands.com/archives/no-non-discrimination-changes-at-ga/ Scott Wells on the practice of Christian faith Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://boyinthebands.com/archives/no-non-discrimination-changes-at-ga/#comment-11415 Philocrites Wed, 15 Jun 2005 12:48:26 +0000 http://www.universalistchurch.net/boyinthebands/archives/no-non-discrimination-changes-at-ga/#comment-11415 Last year, the GA approved the second-year amendment you found -- but the Youth Caucus raised concerns about it, arguing that gender does not fully encompass sex and that ethnicity does not fully encompass color; other youth delegates, however, challenged that suggestion. At any rate, a question was raised about whether to introduce yet another two-year amendment to revise the thinking yet again. I haven't reviewed all the documents in the meantime, so there may be something more here, but I think it's really just a response to the concerns raised by the Youth Caucus. Last year, the GA approved the second-year amendment you found — but the Youth Caucus raised concerns about it, arguing that gender does not fully encompass sex and that ethnicity does not fully encompass color; other youth delegates, however, challenged that suggestion. At any rate, a question was raised about whether to introduce yet another two-year amendment to revise the thinking yet again. I haven’t reviewed all the documents in the meantime, so there may be something more here, but I think it’s really just a response to the concerns raised by the Youth Caucus.

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