The Council sent a letter to the Reformation Party co-organizers.

The Council sent a letter to the Reformation Party co-organizers.

The Council sent a letter to the SGP in the Netherlands.

The Council sent a letter to the SGP in the Netherlands.  The leader of the SGP, Mr. Kees van der Staaij, replied back, indicating his desire for God’s blessing upon the Reformation Party and continued communication between the SGP and Reformation Party.

 

The Council sent a letter to various Brazilian ministers, responding to their inquiry.

The Council sent a letter to various Brazilian ministers, responding to their inquiry.

Clarifying the meaning of certain terms used in the Reformation Party’s platform

In order to clarify the meaning of certain terms used in the Reformation Party’s platform, etc., the Council of the Party has issued this announcement:

 

a.       It is the understanding of the co-organizers of the Reformation Party, as well as its initially elected Council of Officers, that by the phrase "original Westminster Standards" is intended all of the principles and doctrines outlined in the documents of the Westminster Standards (Westminster Confession of Faith, Larger Catechism, Shorter Catechism, Form of Presbyterial Church-Government, and Directory for the Public Worship of God), understanding that in certain of those documents (namely, the Form of Presbyterial Church-Government and Directory for the Public Worship of God) some elements of what was adopted were intended for a certain geography and time (e.g., in the Directory for the Public Worship of God the provision of praying for the Queen of Bohemia).

 

b.      It is the understanding of the co-organizers of the Reformation Party, as well as its initially elected Council of Officers, that by the phrase "original Westminster Standards" is intended "the original Westminster Standards as adopted by the Church of Scotland in the 1640s and as understood by them then".

 

c.       Although not products of the Westminster Assembly itself, the following documents historically associated with the Westminster Standards are agreed to by the co-organizers of the Reformation Party, as well as its initially elected Council of Officers: the National Covenant, the Solemn League and Covenant, the Sum of Saving Knowledge, and the Directory for Family Worship.

 

d.      With respect to the National Covenant and the Solemn League and Covenant, it is the understanding of the co-organizers of the Reformation Party, as well as its initially elected Council of Officers, that there is a descending obligation of these to the posterity of all parties for which these Covenants were intended.

The Reformation Party has elected its initial Council members to serve for the 2012 term.

The Reformation Party has elected its initial Council members to serve for the 2012 term.

A reformed Christian theocracy brings glory to God

Per http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-n-myers/kiryas-yoel-theocracy-in-america_b_1124505.html  - "...Judge Rakoff upheld the legal validity of Kiryas Joel, New York. In doing so, he rejected the proposition that the Village constitutes an impermissible "theocracy," and affirmed, perhaps unintentionally, another well-established American tradition: the granting of government sanction to strong forms of religious sub-communities, even (or perhaps especially) those whose norms of governance and behavior are illiberal and seemingly in contradiction to American constitutional values and norms...American courts have repeatedly approved the formation of private self-governing enclaves by religiously homogeneous communities. Kiryas Joel thus falls into a long American tradition of robust support for religious sub-communities, a tradition that enables private communities to form and then, once formed, to translate their private power into political power..."

So it is legally permissible to establish a theocratic community in the USA.  It is important to establish a reformed Christian theocratic community in the USA because we need to provide an example of how God prospers a reformed Christian theocracy as way of convincing more people to embrace the idea.  More importantly, a reformed Christian theocracy brings glory to God.

Three Reformation Party members have registered as candidates

Three Reformation Party members have registered as candidates for the 3-man Council of Officers, so we now feel we can set a deadline for voting members to register as candidates and provide us with a statement to post at:

 

http://www.reformationparty.org/candidates.htm

 

The deadline date is November 15, 2011.

 

http://www.reformationparty.org/candidates.htm provides information so far provided to us by the currently registered candidates.

 

If you have any questions about this, please let us know.

 

Thanks,

 

Sean McDonald and J. Parnell McCarter, co-organizers