Click here to read the Mission to North America Committee of Commissioners Report, including the recommendation to the General Assembly to direct the Stated Clerk to send a letter to the President and key military leaders regarding "the protection and meaningful continuance of the free exercise of religion within the Armed Forces of the United States."

Click here to read the Stated Clerk's letter to President Obama.

Click here for a Word copy of the Stated Clerk's letter to President Obama.

Click here for a copy of The White House response to the letter from the Stated Clerk of the PCA.

From "Actions of the 38th General Assembly", a report by L. Roy Clark, Stated Clerk of the PCA:

Three overtures and a personal resolution dealt with the possible repeal of the current law governing homosexual individuals in the military.  In response the General Assembly directed the Stated Clerk to send a letter to the President and key military leaders containing the following (which will be posted in full on http://www.pcaac.org and http://www.byfaithonline.com):  

The PCA is gravely concerned over the potential repeal of the current law governing homosexual individuals in the military.  Should this repeal occur we fear that the free exercise of the faith of our chaplains will be jeopardized.   This repeal may go so far as to force the resignation of our currently serving chaplains from the military as well as the service of military members from this denomination. . . . We humbly recommend that you consider the ramifications for religious freedom that legislation in this regard may have.  It is of utmost importance that you take all necessary measures to insure that our chaplains are free, without censure, to preach, teach, and practice in accordance with the beliefs of this denomination.  We plead for this for the good of the nation, for the good of the chaplains who serve the nation on behalf of their church, for the good of the military members from this church who serve in our armed services, and for the protection of the constitutional principle of the free exercise of religion.