The Church I grew up with, was confirmed in, that both my Sisters were married in... Is part of the ELCA.
I haven’t been back there in a few years... Just looked on their website... Sure enough...
“We worship God with everyone who chooses to participate, including the youngest of God’s children who make noise to praise God in their own way. We find strength in our diversity and strive to be united by our common humanity while celebrating our differences.
We welcome people of all: races, ethnicities, backgrounds, generations, political affiliations, socio-economic status, physical and mental abilities; sexual orientations, gender identities, and their families.
All are welcome and encouraged to be involved in our life together.”
I mean, I get it... “Love the sinner, hate the sin”... but this seems a lot like letting the serpents in with the sheep...
Welcoming is one thing. Clearly defining sin and encouraging people to repent is yet another.
...”the youngest who make noise”...I guess that is there weasel words enabling them to leave out the youngest in the womb.