The polity debate regarding same-gender blessings and marriages in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

This paper will examine how the decision made by the Presbyterian Church in 1927 to use polity rather than theology to solve its theological issues has guided the same-gender blessing and marriage debate since the 1980s. The paper summarises the formation process of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) s polity regarding same-gender blessing and marriage ceremonies in light of General Assemblies decisions and General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commissions ecclesiastical rulings.