Sexuality, UAICC, Polity and the 10th Assembly: a personal statement

Abstract

This reflection has been sparked by a claim by Chris Budden in a recent article in this journal about the actions of then President, Dean Drayton, during the meeting of the 10th Assembly in 2003. The matter concerns whether Drayton prevented the voice of the UAICC being properly heard in the discussions about sexuality and ministry. Here Drayton argues in response that what transpired in the procedures in dispute requires a full appreciation of the Assembly’s consensus approach to discernment and how that played out in this instance. His sets his response to the specific claim in the context of his other actions as President – beyond the meeting – around these matters.