Of course, I'm rather amused at the stories "Axios" has put out about the Orthodox Church in Long Beach, CA.
When the new priest was told by the men in the choir that they were all gay (the former priest was a very old man from the old country who apparently was oblivious to the situation), his response was to excommunicate the entire bunch. This apparently happened some years back but they're still incredulous that the priest did it and the bishop fully supported the action.
Doesn't "Axios" in California (apparently its only real "stronghold") blame "fundamentalist Protestants" who converted to Orthodoxy for the anti-"gay" stance of the Orthodox Church? Maybe they can blame the Lutherans who convert to Orthodoxy next!! We're a sturdier bunch, and more like cradle Orthodox.
Evangelical Catholic and Evangelical Orthodox Lutherans say that the "gay" issue has already been setted as well, and is certainly nothing to vote on! If only our fellow ELCA Lutherans would listen to us. The issue of the new liturgical materials and hymnal essentially asks the CWA to vote on confessing the Father Son and Holy Spirit, or using some "alternative language" in the liturgy. That's already been settled as well!!!!