[rhema]

The congregations aren’t shifting affiliations merely because of the vote on noncelibate gay clergy, Tyler said. More than that, he said, the departing congregations believe the ELCA leadership has drifted away from an orthodox view of Scripture.

“The vote in August was more of a symptom,” Tyler said.

[Tarpon]

I wonder when Obama has time to focus on jobs like he promised.

[pillut48]

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Bad Obama, BAD!!! /sarc

[I still care]

Like my pastor and I were discussing last Sunday, it doesn’t matter how the press covers it, or how a gay “church” moving is growing, or anything else.

When you get away from Jesus and Gospel, what you call a church in essence becomes a social club. You lose the Power.

“But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good, traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God; holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore.”

2 Timothy 3. Is that not a description of the modern progressive world?

Lovers of self. Lovers of money. Without Self Control. Disobedient to Parents. Sheesh. It’s like Paul was looking into the future.

[lightman]

Lutheran Ping!

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!

[the OlLine Rebel]

“allowing gay clergy who are in committed relationships.”

What? They’re not allowing “single” homos to be pastors? How do they weed them out? Does this mean that “single” homos can’t even go to seminary? Sounds like more discrimination to me. After all, they don’t require heteros be in “committed relationships” of any kind!