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Pardon me for being a provocateur, but there’s something missing in the current charges being leveled, albeit charitably, from some “conservative” Lutherans against the recent ELCA decisions to allow for same-sex marriage and the rostering of ELCA clergy in life-long, monogamous, same-sex (oh, good grief–any more modifiers?) relationships. It’s a case of going far, but [...]

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Statement of the president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in response to certain actions of the 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America August 24, 2009 The two largest Lutheran church bodies in the United States are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) with 4.8 million members and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod [...]

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I was really proud to belong to my church body today. Here is President Gerald Kieschnick’s greeting to the ELCA General Assembly delivered this morning: Address to ELCA Churchwide Assembly, August 22, 2009 Presiding Bishop Hanson, Members of the Assembly, Special Guests, Friends in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and [...]

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From WELS.net.: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aug. 21, 2009 Contact: Joel Hochmuth Director of Communications Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod joel.hochmuth@wels.net WELS president expresses regret at ELCA decision on gay clergy Milwaukee, Wis.—Rev. Mark Schroeder, president of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), is expressing regret at the vote of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) [...]

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Successful Evangelical author Dr. John Piper is pastor for preaching at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. From his Desiring God Web site: I saw the fast-moving, misshapen, unusually-wide funnel over downtown Minneapolis from Seven Corners. I said to Kevin Dau, “That looks serious.” It was. Serious in more ways than one. A friend who drove [...]

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Here’s a statement from the president of the Lutheran Church-Canada, which is in fellowship with my denomination, The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod: AUGUST 21, 2009 – In Minneapolis this afternoon, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted a resolution to allow for the ordination of those in committed, monogamous, same-sex relationships. The vote was 559 in [...]

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Below is the report offered by Central Lutheran Church (ELCA), the Minneapolis church damaged during the ELCA’s Churchwide Assembly. I’ll let the photo of Central’s cross ripped from its steeple speak for itself. Of course, God didn’t do this because He no longer does the weather. (For Pittsburgh Pirates fans, He apparently no longer does [...]

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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 [...]

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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,] [...]

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The Minnesota Independent is reporting on the ELCA’s August Churchwide Assembly at which delegates will be asked to vote on sweeping changes to that church body’s polity, including becoming more welcoming to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered/transsexual) persons, as well as allowing area synods (LCMS: districts; Roman Catholic/Orthodox: dioceses) to opt for ordaining practicing [...]

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