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12-March-1997 
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         Margin of Approval Grows in Amendment B Voting; 
         Approval of COCU Amendment Falls Further Behind 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--With voting on Amendment B -- the so-called "fidelity and 
chastity" amendment -- well past the halfway point, the margin of approval 
for the measure is growing. 
 
     And affirmative votes for Amendment C, the enabling amendment for 
Presbyterian participation in the Consultation on Church Union, or COCU, 
have fallen further behind negative votes in voting tabulated as of March 
11. 
 
     In the official tally recorded by the Office of the General Assembly 
(OGA), the voting on Amendment B ("fidelity and chastity") stands at 62 
affirmative and 44 negative.  The tally on Amendment C is 36 affirmative, 
56 negative, with two "no action."  A majority of the 171 presbyteries -- 
86 -- must vote in the affirmative for the amendments to be incorporated 
into the "Book of Order."  
 
     To ensure complete accuracy, the Presbyterian News Service will report 
only those presbyery votes that have been formally filed with OGA.  To 
date, numerous presbyteries in addition to those listed have voted, but 
their votes are not yet official because they have not been filed. 
 
              Amendment B ("fidelity and chastity") 
 
Affirmative (62): Abingdon, Beaver-Butler, Carlisle, Central Florida, 
Central Washington, Charleston-Atlantic, Cherokee, Coastal Carolina, de 
Cristo, Donegal, Eastern Virginia, Flint River, Florida, Foothills, 
Glacier, Greater Atlanta, Holston, Homestead, Huntingdon, Indian Nations, 
Inland Northwest, John Calvin, Kendall, Lake Erie, Memphis, Midwest Hanmi, 
Mississippi, Missouri Union, Muskingum Valley, New Harmony, Noroeste, North 
Alabama, North Central Iowa, Palo Duro, Peaks, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 
Prospect Hill, Providence, Riverside, Sacramento, St. Andrew, St. 
Augustine, Salem, San Fernando, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Savannah, 
Shenango, Sheppards & Lapsley, South Alabama, South Dakota, South 
Louisiana, Southern Kansas, Suroeste, Stockton, Tampa Bay, Tres Rios, 
Trinity, Western North Carolina, Yellowstone and Yukon. 
 
Negative (44): Arkansas, Boise, Chicago, Des Moines, Detroit, East Iowa, 
Eastern Oregon, Eastminster, Genesee Valley, Giddings-Lovejoy, Heartland, 
Hudson River, John Knox, Louisville, Middle Tennessee, Milwaukee, Minnesota 
Valleys, Mission, Monmouth, National Capital, New Covenant, New Hope, New 
York City, Newark, Northern Kansas, Northern New England, Northern New 
York, Ohio Valley, Palisades, Plains and Peaks, Redwoods, San Francisco, 
San Jose, Santa Fe, Sierra Blanca, Susquehanna Valley, Twin Cities Area, 
Utica, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Western New York, Western Reserve, 
Whitewater Valley and Wyoming. 
 
                       Amendment C ("COCU") 
 
Affirmative (36): Baltimore, Cherokee, Chicago, Des Moines, Eastern Oregon, 
Florida, Heartland, Hudson River, Indian Nations, John Calvin, John Knox, 
Louisville, Memphis, Middle Tennessee, Midwest Hanmi, Milwaukee, Minnesota 
Valleys, Monmouth, New Castle, New Hope, New York City, Newark, Northern 
Kansas, Northern New England, Philadelphia, Redwoods, Salem, Santa Fe, 
Sierra Blanca, South Dakota, Susquehanna Valley, Twin Cities Area, West 
Virginia, Western Kentucky, Yellowstone and Yukon. 
 
Negative (56): Abingdon, Arkansas, Boise, Carlisle, Central Florida, 
Central Washington, Charleston-Atlantic, Coastal Carolina, East Iowa, 
Eastern Virginia, Flint River, Foothills, Genesee Valley, Geneva, Glacier, 
Greater Atlanta, Holston, Homestead, Inland Northwest, Kendall, Lake Erie, 
Los Ranchos, Mission,  Mississippi, Missouri Union, Muskingum Valley, New 
Covenant,  New Harmony, North Alabama, North Central Iowa, Palo Duro, 
Peaks, Pittsburgh, Plains and Peaks, Prospect Hill, Providence, Riverside, 
Sacramento, St. Andrew, St. Augustine, San Fernando, San Francisco, San 
Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Savannah, Shenandoah, Shenango, South Alabama, 
South Louisiana, Southern Kansas, Suroeste, Tampa Bay, Tres Rios, Trinity, 
Western North Carolina and Whitewater Valley. 
 
No action (2): Noroeste and Wyoming. 

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