[SoDak]

I knew this is how they would handle it. Incrementalism, basically. I need to find a new church.

[bubbleb]

Give Lutheran Church Missouri Synod a try.

[claudiustg]

First they were making a study of the problem and so couldn't comment. Now it's their policy not to comment and that includes about the study evidently. As Jimi would say, "The jelly fish has been floating so long, he doesn't have a bone in his jelly back."

http://www.lcms.org/

[John D]

I recently did. Try The United Methodist Church. The services are similar, but the church doctrine is much more sensible.

[Reo]

"I need to find a new church."

After many years in the ALC and then the ELCA, my wife and I were led to same conclusion nearly 11 years ago. We began attending Mass and a serious exploration of Catholicism which ultimately resulted in our becoming Catholic. The move has been, and continues to be, an extraordinary blessing in our lives for 10 years now. During that decade, the ELCA has stagnated at 5 milliion members, while the Catholic Church in the US, even with all it's public difficulties, has grown from about 52 million to 64 million members. We have been heartily welcomed, and you will be, too, should you pursue the same quest. Godspeed in your search.