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Churches Prepare for Same-Sex Weddings [Minnesota]
The Lansing State Journal
| 8/2/13
| Rose French
Posted on 08/04/2013 4:24:30 PM PDT by marshmallow
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TOPICS: Current Events; Mainline Protestant; Moral Issues; Theology
KEYWORDS: fdrq; homosexualagenda; minnesota; ssm
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To: LucianOfSamasota
Have the Lutherans consulted God on this redefinition of marriage, I wonder? Are you talking about Lutherans, or the ELCA? There's a big difference.
To: GeronL
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posted on
08/04/2013 7:11:48 PM PDT
by
pollywog
("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
To: Charles Henrickson
One the second page of the article it says ELCA.
To: Charles Henrickson
Charles, the law in Minnesota allows for conscience objections on the part of clergy only. So, vendors of flowers, catering, etc. have no choice.
However, the conscience objection only lasts until a rogue judge finds it violates equal protection. And these people know the rogue judges.
The agenda here is clearly not one of "live and let live".
To: Charles Henrickson
The courts unfortunately may make that decision for all of us.
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posted on
08/04/2013 7:26:56 PM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead...)
To: pollywog
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posted on
08/04/2013 7:29:06 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
lot of truth from our barnyard friends eh!! LOL
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posted on
08/04/2013 7:59:52 PM PDT
by
pollywog
("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
To: faithhopecharity
Neither is it a marriage, no matter what it is called.
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posted on
08/04/2013 8:04:51 PM PDT
by
The_Media_never_lie
(Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
To: The_Media_never_lie
To: 2banana
Of course, churches with large, progressive members, will lose out on stewardship of people who are tireless givers of their time.
As I have witnessed in a few progressive congregations, they must rely on paid staff, staff while no doubt good, decent and loyal, will never be able to accomplish what a group of devoted believers would.
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posted on
08/04/2013 8:34:20 PM PDT
by
zerosix
(Native Sunflower)
To: zerosix
Questions:
1. They got 1400 new members, but how many old ones did they lose?
2. More a long term question, but it would be interesting to see how long they KEEP the new members while old ones hemorrhage.
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posted on
08/04/2013 11:24:27 PM PDT
by
Cronos
To: LucianOfSamasota; redgolum; lightman
In fairness, this is not all "lutherans", but the ELCA. There are still truly Christian Lutherans like the WELS, LCMC groups etc.
We all ought to sue the ELCA and ECUSA for using the terms Church and Christian etc.
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posted on
08/04/2013 11:26:12 PM PDT
by
Cronos
To: marshmallow
Religious ceremonies are typically not governed by state law, so Catholics and other churches that dont recognize same-sex marriage are not required to marry gay couples or any couples, for that matter.TYPICALLY not governed?!!!! Anyone else not see this as a blatant shot across the bow?
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posted on
08/05/2013 4:40:30 AM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: aberaussie; Aeronaut; aliquando; AlternateViewpoint; AnalogReigns; Archie Bunker on steroids; ...
Lutheran (EL C S*A) Ping!
* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Be rooted in Christ!
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posted on
08/05/2013 6:47:15 AM PDT
by
lightman
(Prosecute the heresies; pity the heretics.)
To: LucianOfSamasota
These are “Lutherans” in name only. The ELCA ceased being a “Christian Church”. It is now a liberal cult.
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posted on
08/05/2013 6:59:57 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("Madison, Wisconsin is 30 square miles surrounded by reality.", L. S. Dryfus)
To: LucianOfSamasota
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posted on
08/05/2013 7:14:17 AM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(The Second Amendment is NOT about the right to hunt. It IS a right to shoot tyrants.)
To: Cronos
The church lost at least one-half of their "old" or existing members!
One important thing to remember here is that the "very popular pastor" has pushed the gay agenda in this church, so I'm not certain just how much he'll "miss" his "old members" who are fleeing out the doors, in favor of his more modern-thinking new members.
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posted on
08/05/2013 7:19:27 AM PDT
by
zerosix
(Native Sunflower)
To: lightman
“For Christopherson, using the term marriage will be one of the biggest changes. Central Lutheran pastors have held religious blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples since about 2000.”
What is the difference between a ‘blessing’ ceremony and a regular marriage ceremony? Is this something these particular Lutherans do for all couples, including straight/non-legally married or what? Why didn’t they use the term ‘marriage’ before if they thought it was possible?
FReegards
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posted on
08/05/2013 7:28:00 AM PDT
by
Ransomed
To: LucianOfSamasota
Real Lutherans have. E*CA? Not so much...
To: lightman
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posted on
08/05/2013 11:13:47 AM PDT
by
Honorary Serb
(Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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