Daniel_Cheung
06-24-2009, 09:43 PM
US Lutheran task force suggests 'structured flexibility' on gay pastors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/20/lutheran-church-america-gay-priests
The long-awaited position on ordaining gay clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America isn't a clear yes or no.
An ELCA task force admitted yesterday that it could not reach a consensus on the issue that has polarised its members for years....
Eighty-two gay Lutheran clergy out themselves to promote ELCA policy change
http://www.ucc.org/news/eighty-two-gay-lutheran.html
The Rev. Robert Kriesat, 68, never hid his relationship with his male partner from his congregants, even though his denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, mandates celibacy for gay ministers.
His bishops have never punished him; in fact, he said, they have been supportive. Still, he said he has lived with the anxiety that someone would mount a case to remove him from the ministry. ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/20/lutheran-church-america-gay-priests
The long-awaited position on ordaining gay clergy in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America isn't a clear yes or no.
An ELCA task force admitted yesterday that it could not reach a consensus on the issue that has polarised its members for years....
Eighty-two gay Lutheran clergy out themselves to promote ELCA policy change
http://www.ucc.org/news/eighty-two-gay-lutheran.html
The Rev. Robert Kriesat, 68, never hid his relationship with his male partner from his congregants, even though his denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, mandates celibacy for gay ministers.
His bishops have never punished him; in fact, he said, they have been supportive. Still, he said he has lived with the anxiety that someone would mount a case to remove him from the ministry. ...