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7. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you”; and be it further
Resolved, That we prohibit the affirmation or celebration
of sinful behavior through groups, clubs, or official campus
activities; and be it further
Resolved, That those placed in authority over each CUS
school continue to recognize that they are responsible to
the Synod that founded each of the CUS schools, and to
God, for their stewardship of their institution; and be it
further
Resolved, That the Synod President, the leadership of
CUS, and other appropriate parties be encouraged to
exercise diligent ecclesiastical and other supervision over
the CUS schools, and be commended for efforts already
underway; and be it finally
Resolved, That consistent with his bylaw responsibilities
under existing Handbook provisions, each president, as
spiritual head, is accountable to and subject to the
discipline of the Synod for the public confession of his
institution.
Action: Adopted as amended (3)
Res. 7-08, “To Aid Our CUS Schools in Clear Confession” (TB,
2B:298–99), was read and introduced by the committee, with
changes to the third and fourth resolves, to read:
Resolved, That we thus reject the secular concept of
clubs or groups that affirm or celebrate sinful behavior
prohibit the affirmation or celebration of sinful behavior
through groups, clubs, or official campus activities; and be it
further

Resolutions

Resolved, That those placed in authority over each CUS
school should continue to recognize that they are responsible
to the Synod that founded each of the CUS schools, and to
God, for their stewardship of their institution; and be it
further
The committee took up a friendly suggestion to strike, in the
second-last resolve, “President Harrison”, and to insert “the
Synod President,” a modification made without objection.
It was moved and seconded to refer the resolution for further
study by the Commission on Constitutional Matters (CCM), to
determine whether the parties listed in the second-last resolve
have ecclesiastical supervisory authority, or whether this belongs
exclusively to district presidents. Aiming to preserve the main
motion speaker queue, the chair put the motion to refer to a voice
vote, and it failed.
It was moved and seconded to strike the third resolve (as already
modified above), that dealing with “sinful behavior.” After
debate on the amendment, the chair called for a vote on closure
of debate, which carried by a show of hands. The amendment
failed [Yes: 226; No: 668].
Discussion of the main motion continued, with the Secretary
reading the above changes to the resolves, until a motion to close
debate carried by a show of hands. A point of order questioned
the constitutionality of the resolution. On a suggestion from the
CCM and legal counsel, and by general consent, the word
“ecclesiastical” in the second-last resolve was modified to read
“ecclesiastical and other.” Proceeding to the vote, Res. 7-08 was
adopted as amended [Yes: 728; No: 244].

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