ðɪ ˌæfɚmˈeɪʃən tʃˈælɪndʒd ðə ɹˈaɪt ʌvðə hˈaɪɪst bˈɑːdi ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ, ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli, tʊ ɪmpˈoʊz ðə fˈaɪv fˌʌndəmˈɛntəlz æz ɐ tˈɛst ʌv ˈɔːɹθədˌɑːksi wɪðˌaʊt ðə kəŋkˈɜːɹəns əvə vˈoʊt fɹʌmðə ɹˈiːdʒənəl bˈɑːdiz, ðə pɹˈɛzbɪɾɚɹiz.
The Affirmation challenged the right of the highest body of the church, the General Assembly, to impose the Five fundamentals as a test of orthodoxy without the concurrence of a vote from the regional bodies, the presbyteries.