Well, we received a letter from the presbytery saying that they denied Rachel’s request to remove the case materials involving 1) correspondence with Rachel’s parents 2) the New Perspective…in spite of the fact 1) that Rachel and her parents do not agree on the question of baptism 2) Rachel’s only encounter with the NPP is the conference she went to this month (which incidentally, she was pregnant sick all the way through and slept through most of the lectures).

I find it very difficult to have faith in presbyterian courts to give her a fair trial. Sadly, I have more faith in the civil courts. If we were to sue the Living Word PCA for slander and libel, they would lose quite quickly and decisively. I’ve been told this by both Christian and non-Christian lawyers. After looking through the case record, it’s open and shut: this is slander and libel.

I find us in a very sad position. We’re newly married, my wife is pregnant, she’s been excommunicated for six months, and they haven’t even started her case. They FINALLY have the case record.

The process makes me wonder if 1) the PCA takes excommunication or communion seriously 2) the PCA takes their court cases seriously at all 3) the PCA takes their court cases too seriously.

Court cases should not take this long when issues of faith are on the line. Rachel doesn’t even believe what she’s accused of believing. How long does this take to figure out?