Talk:Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
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[edit] Anti-gay church?
Does anyone know what the stance of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster is regarding homosexuality? Is it similar to the Westboro Baptist Church, which is led by Fred Phelps? - (Aidan Work 06:19, 22 November 2005 (UTC))
In earlier days the Free Presbyterian Church ran a Save Ulster from Sodomy campaign. However I am unaware of any similarity in their stance to that of Westboro Baptist Church
Virtually no other Christian groups share the approach of the Westboro Baptist Church. You'll never find any other church cooperating with it, for example. But yes, like all evangelical groups, the Free Presbyterian Church would be against homosexuality. It would consider the matter part of the Bible's general teaching on sexuality and might preach on it from time to time, but wouldn't go around with inflammatory signs saying God hates homosexuals. Pete505
[edit] Book of Church Order
Has the FPC now published a Book of Church Order? If so, the article needs a reference to the URL where the BCO can be found. Emote 20:56, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
- This would be an important reference- especially given the common feeling in other denominations that Ian Paisley rules by decree. Also important would be articles showing the book of order being followed. Are there any on-line references to excommunications? Trenwith 16:27, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
I personally know of quite a few cases of unofficial excommunications (I think the denomination labels them depositions), but the only online source I know of is FPCWatch. The site seems to focus mainly on the child sex scandal from several years ago, but there are also articles describing some cases of involuntary removal without a typical presbyterian judicial process (see Through the Photographer's Lens and Divide and Conquer). --Emote 17:41, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
