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5-March-1997 
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       Affirmative Votes for Amendment B Continue to Lead; 
         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 -- nearing 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 
4. 
 
     In the official tally recorded by the Office of the General Assembly 
(OGA), the voting on Amendment B ("fidelity and chastity") stands at 49 
affirmative and 42 negative.  The tally on Amendment C is 34 affirmative, 
45 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 (49): Beaver-Butler, Carlisle, Central Florida, Central 
Washington, Charleston-Atlantic, Cherokee, Coastal Carolina, de Cristo, 
Donegal, Eastern Virginia, Flint River, Florida, Foothills, Greater 
Atlanta, Holston, Homestead, Indian Nations, Inland Northwest, John Calvin, 
Kendall, Memphis, Midwest Hanmi, Mississippi, Muskingum Valley, New 
Harmony, Noroeste, North Alabama, Palo Duro, Peaks, Philadelphia, 
Pittsburgh, Prospect Hill, Providence, Riverside, St. Andrew, St. 
Augustine, Salem, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, Shenango, Sheppards & 
Lapsley, South Alabama, South Louisiana, Southern Kansas, Suroeste, 
Trinity, Western North Carolina, Yellowstone and Yukon. 
 
Negative (42): 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, Monmouth, National Capital, New Covenant, New Hope, New York City, 
Newark, Northern Kansas, 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 (34): 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, Philadelphia, Redwoods, Salem, Santa Fe, Sierra Blanca, Susquehanna 
Valley, Twin Cities Area, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Yellowstone and 
Yukon. 
 
Negative (45): Arkansas, Boise, Carlisle, Central Florida, Central 
Washington, Charleston-Atlantic, Coastal Carolina, East Iowa, Eastern 
Virginia, Flint River, Foothills, Genesee Valley, Geneva, Greater Atlanta, 
Holston, Homestead, Inland Northwest, Kendall, Los Ranchos, Mississippi, 
Muskingum Valley, New Covenant,  New Harmony, North Alabama, Palo Duro, 
Peaks, Pittsburgh, Plains and Peaks, Prospect Hill,  Providence, Riverside, 
St. Andrew, St. Augustine, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Barbara, 
Shenandoah, Shenango, South Alabama, South Louisiana, Southern Kansas, 
Suroeste, Trinity, Western North Carolina and Whitewater Valley. 
 
No action (2): Noroeste and Wyoming. 

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