Keep a Good Lent!
Be sure also to read:
“Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust”: A Critique by Carl E. Braaten
When There Are No Biblical or Theological Grounds to Change, Don’t (Benne)
WordAlone Network responds to ELCA human sexuality proposals
Lutheran CORE leaders urge rejection of ELCA task force recommendations
Pastoral Guidance Concerning Same-Sex Unions (Society of the Holy Trinity )
I’m glad that the ELCA still has many conservatives. Have you contacted the CORE leaders and/or synod leaders, to tell them your views about ordaining gays? I emailed about five CORE leaders and said that I agree with them. Next week, I’ll email about 15 synod leaders and tell them that no Christian church should consider ordaining gays or holding gay weddings.
“I am not satisfied with appeals to sincerity and tolerance, especially since I think Christian teaching is clear. And I am certainly not satisfied with those appeals when the recommendations of the task force lead to no teachings at all on the subject, but yet lead to sharp changes in practice,” he said.
Well said, because the appeals are NOT sincere, nor are they tolerant.
The hierarchy of ELCA will be tied up talking about this issue until those with an agenda place enough leaders on such a task force or enough of those teaching from the Bible are finally aliented and leave the communion.
They’ll try to make you vote until you “get it right.”
Best of luck, my Lutheran firends. Our prayers are with you. I would hate to see the homosexual lobby break-up all the beautiful old churches (and congregations) in my area just to suit their own selfish desires!