Reformation is never easy, unanimous, or noncontroversial

Reformation is never easy or unanimous. Anyone wishing the church would speak in a unified voice on changing ordination standards is seeking what has not happened before with similar reformations. For those wishing for full equality for GLBT Presbyterians and recognition in the church and answers to the questions posed by laws varying from state to state on legal gay marriage, Amendment 10-A will not change the church overnight. But for those who believe in the “Church reformed, always reforming according to the Word of God,” Amendment 10-A is the right thing to do now. Years from now, our children and grandchildren will wonder what all the fuss was about.

David Colby has provided some historical perspective on the difficulty of change in the church, in an article for The Presbyterian Outlook, "Reformation is never easy, unanimous, or noncontroversial."A larger version of the presbytery voting map is available here:  10-A results as of March 25.