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ELCA Elects First Homosexual Bishop
Exposing the ELCA ^ | 5/31/13 | Dan Skogen

Posted on 06/01/2013 9:16:54 AM PDT by rhema

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's downward spiral of apostasy took a huge leap when the Southwest California Synod ELCA elected the first ever homosexual bishop of the denomination. “The Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin has been elected as bishop of the Southwest California Synod ELCA” announced a facebook post by the synod. (See synod facebook page here)

Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin's faculty profile at California Lutheran University where he teaches says this, "Dr. Erwin is an ordained minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; he and his partner Rob Flynn are members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church in North Hollywood, CA...” (see here)

Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin was ordained as a pastor in the ELCA two years ago. A press release by Lutherans Concerned/North America at the time stated “R. Guy Erwin, a teaching theologian at California Lutheran University (CLU), was ordained in the Samuelson Chapel of that institution at 10:00 a.m. on May 11, 2011. He is both gay and in a committed same-gender relationship. His ordination, the fulfillment of a lifetime desire, is made possible by the change in policy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that followed the decision of the 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly to allow ministers in committed, same-gender relationships to serve in the church.” (see here)

This is a game changer friends. The approval of homosexuality has always been open defiance of God by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America but now this action announces it to the world and defines what the denomination is about and what they believe.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; US: California
KEYWORDS: elca; gaychurch; homosexualagenda; homosexualbishop; luciferian; lutheran; religiousleft
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1 posted on 06/01/2013 9:16:54 AM PDT by rhema
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To: rhema

open defiance was their vote on it a couple years ago, their gay pastors. a gay bishop isn’t hardly their first act of open defiance on this.


2 posted on 06/01/2013 9:20:37 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: rhema

Swishop


3 posted on 06/01/2013 9:20:50 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: rhema

The phrase “...and his partner” says that he and the other guy aren’t married. Would it be reasonable to assume they’re enjoying the sexual aspects of their conjugal relationship? Outside of marriage?

Many of us observers aren’t necessarily Victorian prudes, but isn’t extra-marital sex considered sinful behaviors in some sects? And isn’t this guy capable of getting a marriage performed to cover his ecclesiastical ass?

Just wondering.


4 posted on 06/01/2013 9:21:50 AM PDT by DPMD
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To: gas_dr

glad you are out?


5 posted on 06/01/2013 9:21:56 AM PDT by Mom MD (A million people attended Obamas inauguration. 14 of them actually missed work)
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To: rhema

Competing with the Episcopalians.


6 posted on 06/01/2013 9:23:20 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: rhema

That should be it. Now, every homosexual in this country should be employed. This was the last one.


7 posted on 06/01/2013 9:26:35 AM PDT by FlingWingFlyer (If you think ObamaCare is a train wreck, wait until you see the amnesty bill.)
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To: Secret Agent Man
open defiance was their vote on it a couple years ago, their gay pastors. a gay bishop isn’t hardly their first act of open defiance on this.

That's what Dan Skogen (whose website has long chronicled the ELCA slide into heresy) states: The approval of homosexuality has always been open defiance of God by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. . .

8 posted on 06/01/2013 9:26:57 AM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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To: rhema

Martin Luther is rolling in his grave and screaming obscenities at the church he created.


9 posted on 06/01/2013 9:28:21 AM PDT by txnativegop (Fed up with zealots)
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To: txnativegop
Martin Luther is rolling in his grave and screaming obscenities at the church he created.

This isn't the "church" he created.

10 posted on 06/01/2013 9:29:15 AM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: rhema

>>The Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin

The Rev Dr Guy Screwin’ ???


11 posted on 06/01/2013 9:29:49 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (Sic semper tyrannis)
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To: fwdude

It is a spin-off. I will stand by my comment.


12 posted on 06/01/2013 9:30:47 AM PDT by txnativegop (Fed up with zealots)
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To: txnativegop

God’s going to do a whole lot more than that....time is no longer on our side. ...He’s going to make it impossible to hear the truth because mankind no longer wants it.


13 posted on 06/01/2013 9:31:05 AM PDT by caww
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To: lightman; SmithL
This is a game changer friends. The approval of homosexuality has always been open defiance of God by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America but now this action announces it to the world and defines what the denomination is about and what they believe.

Time to choose, ELCA members. Flee from Babylon or support an enemy of the Gospel.

14 posted on 06/01/2013 9:33:03 AM PDT by rhema ("Break the conventions; keep the commandments." -- G. K. Chesterton)
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To: caww

If that is the case, the world and society are going to get a whole lot more interesting, and not in a good way.


15 posted on 06/01/2013 9:33:50 AM PDT by txnativegop (Fed up with zealots)
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To: rhema

Let that organization suffer the consequences.
Even more normal Lutheran churches should be bailing in the near future.
Congratulations to the ELCA for being so “progressive”.


16 posted on 06/01/2013 9:34:45 AM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: DPMD
And isn’t this guy capable of getting a marriage performed to cover his ecclesiastical ass?

No, two men are incapable of marriage.

17 posted on 06/01/2013 9:35:16 AM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: FlingWingFlyer; reg45

I attended and ELCA church in Oceanside, CA, for five years. I’m surprised that a southern California synod has the first gay bishop. I thought the first one would be from the San Fransisco area, Chicago area (where I live), or Ohio. I heard that Trinity Seminary, in Columbus, is the best ELCA seminary for gay students to meet other gays, to date.


18 posted on 06/01/2013 9:36:13 AM PDT by PhilCollins
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To: rhema

May God have mercy on us all.


19 posted on 06/01/2013 9:39:51 AM PDT by Truth is a Weapon (Truth, it hurts so good.)
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To: rhema

Open defiance of God .... I suspect He is not amused. This will not end well, either in this world or the hereafter.


20 posted on 06/01/2013 9:42:59 AM PDT by MissMagnolia (You see, truth always resides wherever brave men still have ammunition. I pick truth. (John Ransom))
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