[chesley]

Is thte ECLA actually Christian? Certainly not in their practice of God's commands. Aren't they big on "social gospel"? A sure sign that the real Gospel is not being preached nor practiced.

Mark 13:22 (King James Version)

For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.

[bcsco]

Is thte ECLA actually Christian?

In their estimation, yes. In yours or mine? No. But they are considered a mainline evangelical Christian Church in this country. They're the largest (at least until they began vomiting members and congregations) Lutheran denomination in the US. Then you have the Episcopalians...

But your question was to why wouldn't they be open to homosexuals. You took the narrow view of that openness. They take the broad (secular) view.