Good News...I think

The council commended Rules of Organization and Procedure for the 2005 Churchwide Assembly, and it defeated an attempt to defer action on possible additions to a section of the rules on voting to adopt "certain recommendations" from ELCA task force reports. The addition states that a two-thirds majority vote is required to adopt recommendations from a task force that requires amendment of a constitution or bylaw provision.
The council's discussion on churchwide assembly voting rules took place in light of a report and recommendations coming from the ELCA task force for the Studies on Sexuality in January. The task force plans to share its report and recommendations confidentially with ELCA lay and ordained ministers through e-mail on Jan. 12. It plans to release the report and recommendations publicly on Jan. 13, with a news conference here at the Lutheran Center.
Speaking against the motion to defer action Linda J. Brown, council member, Fargo, N.D., said, "It is critical that we act on the rules of procedure independent from upcoming recommendations to protect our integrity." Initiating a two-thirds rule "is consistent," she said.
"This is not a neutral recommendation," said Ellen T. Maxon, council member, Washington, D.C., who spoke against implementing the two-thirds rule. The rule "sets a high bar and sends a clear message that, if you want change, it's going to be harder" to achieve, she said. The "cleanest way" to avoid sending that message is by letting a simple majority vote prevail. "Let the assembly do what it wants and not have the church council decide for it," Maxon said.

If I read this correctly, it means that the Church Council must approve by 2/3 the Task Force's recommendation.

This is good...I think.

Of course, a passage by 2/3 could send a strong message to CW Assembly to adopt.

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