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Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2009
According to the ELCA’s The Lutheran and other sources, at approximately 6:00 p.m. the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted 66.67% in favor of Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust, its social statement on sexuality that affirms same-sex relationships. A vote on ministry expectations and standards, i.e., whether clergy living in “committed” same-sex relationships may remain [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 19th, 2009
Meeting August 17-23, the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is now in session. On the docket for deliberation is the church’s proposed social statement on sexuality, Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust. The church is expected to vote on the proposal this Friday.
From the ELCA News Service:
[Speaking to the Assembly,] Dr. Robert [...]
The Reverend Robert C. Baker, B.B.A, M.Div., is an ordained pastor in The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, and serves the Church as an editor at the denomination's publishing house. He is currently pursuing an M.S. degree in Health Care Ethics at Creighton University. He is the author of What Happened To Merry Christmas? and How Do You Start a Fire with Water? and has authored or edited numerous Bible studies and books.