Actually, the injunction is against "shamus" (I believe it's called) which is the UNLAWFUL mixing of linen with wool such that the purchaser is deceived into thinking he has bought a wool garment.
That is, the real injunction is against FRAUD.
Yet, isn't that what the ELCA is involved in here ~ fraudulently portraying the Scriptures that anyone can read into supporting something (homosexual behavior) that's clearly prohibited!
So the minister with the "two cloths" problem is probably onto something ~ but he really should check with a rabbi before trying to use that one to justify homosexuality.
Hey, ELCA people, you are doomed if you keep this hierarchy ~ doomed I say ~ what a trashy bunch they've become ~ sound like a bunch of hillbillies from Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday night shout and praise night, only not as educated or spiritually in tune!
Sin? Forgiveness? Repentance? Yeah, whatever.
Upon passage of the resolution, Bishop Hansen urged the singing of an “appropriate” hymn - he then scratched the word “appropriate.” The assembly sang “If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee,” making it sound as if God were the One who guided the voting which resulted in a resolution which went against His Word. God doesn’t speak out of both sides of His mouth, as does ELCA. Diversity rather than truth is the main doctrinal tenet of this “so-called” Christian denomination.
I frankly thought that a more appropriate “hymn” would have been “Deck the Halls” with its phrase “Don we now our gay apparel.” There was a lot of “Tra, la, la” methodology used by the supporters of the resolution, such as God condoning “same sex relationships” in His sending of the disciples out “two by two” on preaching assignments. Talk about stretching and misusing Scripture! If it weren’t a serious matter, it would be quite humorous.
Kyrie eleison! Christe eleison! Kyrie eleison!