“The ARP Church owns and operates Erskine College and Seminary through the trustees it appoints and therefore has an obligation to ensure that our directives are being followed and the missions of these institutions are being implemented.” – the Commission’s Preliminary Report
“In the case of Erskine, the guiding principles of the Philosophy of Christian Higher Education and the similar directives of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which owns Erskine and appoints its board, constitute its mission.” – the Commission’s Complete Report to Synod
Mr. Wingate, you and the Commission have spoken truly in the reports issued to Synod. Why backtrack now? There is no “mother/child” relationship between Synod and Erskine, as you said in court. What does that analogy even mean? How would such a relationship function? Is it more powerful, or less powerful, than “ownership?” And if this sort of odd relationship exists, why did you not write so in the Commission report, such as “The ARP Church is a mother to its Erskine child via an umbilical cord…”. This is, after all, a paraphrase of your claim in court;“We do own Erskine” – why are you changing your mind in just a few weeks?
Why do you have two different answers on a binary question (Synod owns Erskine yes/no)? Are you trying to sell our side down the river?
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