Any synod that rejects the authority of the Bible and the Book on Concord should not be called Lutheran. Even though the ELCA contains Lutheran in the name, they are not Lutheran in practice. Or maybe it's just that members of the LCMS are embarrassed every time Lutheran is mentioned and the ELCA is the focus.
I also missed in the article anything about churches in Missouri; rather, the author refers to a Lutheran communion.
The title contains the abbreviation LCMS, which stands for Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Even though the name contains Missouri, the LCMS churches are around the world. It really confused Canadians, so they changed the name in Canada but maintain communion fellowship.
They're going to embarrassed a lot then, since the ELCA is the largest "Lutheran" Church in the United States. It's not surprising they're in the news more than the LCMS.
According to the ECLA, they believe in the authority of both the Bible and the Book of Concord: http://www.elca.org/Faith/ELCA-Teaching
Of course, I understand if LCMS members want to make an argument that the ECLA doesn't practice it in reality.
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ELCA = Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Its Canadian aquivilant is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC). About 9800 congregations
NALC = North American Lutheran Church (US + Canada), formed in AD 2010 in response to the ELCA/ELCIC’s embrace of the gay agenda. About 600 congregations.
LCMC = Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (All of North America); formed in 2000 in response to the ELCA/ELCIC embrace of The Episcopal Church through the document “Called to Common Mission”. About 900 congregations.
LCMS = Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Covers all of the US; Missouri refers to the fact that headquarters are in St. Louis. Canadian equivilant is Lutheran Church-Canada (LC-C)
WELS = Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. Covers all of the US. Headquarters in Milwaukee.