Comments on: HRC on Lutheran Church opening door to partnered gay clergy

By: Jay

Jay — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:47:55 +0000

Please correct the error in the blurb about your story: the vote was not 559-541. It was 559 to 451, a considerable difference.

By: Kevin A Evans

Kevin A Evans — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:58:55 +0000

what you call “partnered”, they call “sexually-active”. Doesn’t sound good to me but it’s a start.

Mo Rage
The Blog

By: LightsOfPhoenix

LightsOfPhoenix — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:09:43 +0000

Nice to see that the ECLA has moved into the 21st Century. I’m no longer Lutheran but if I were, this would be the Lutherans I want to be with.

Facebook User said: HOW, can the Holy Spirit move powerfully in the Luthern fellowship by allowing people in active same sex partnerships to serve in ministry, when that SAME Holy Spirit has told Evangelicals et al that homosexuality is ick, ack and poo?

Do you still think children should be killed for not respecting their parents? Do you think that shellfish are an abomination? Do you wear clothing that is not a blend of fibers? If you answered “no” to these questions, why are you fixating on gay people?

A religion must evolve or it becomes totally irrelevant. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with a pastor who is in a committed gay or lesbian relationship serving God in ministry.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:27:24 +0000

HOW, can the Holy Spirit move powerfully in the Luthern fellowship by allowing people in active same sex partnerships to serve in ministry, when that SAME Holy Spirit has told Evangelicals et al that homosexuality is ick, ack and poo?

Lucy, you got some ‘splainin’ to do.

By: citizenzero

citizenzero — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:40:12 +0000

I tweeted about this ever important vote on the day that it was taking place… as a young and gay christian, this is heart warming. I grew up in the church, and my faith in God doesn’t waver for the words and beliefs of men. This is just a tremendous victory for the gay christians across this country, and quite frankly if the conservatives of the church wish to part ways, God bless them but God bless them over there!

If my church was as accepting as this, I would return to my full duties as the church leader that I used to be. I’ll keep praying for my congregation, because the business as usual rejection of LGBT members is most certainly not christ-like.

God bless America.

http://www.citizenzero.us

By: Raymond H. Clark

Raymond H. Clark — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:22:17 +0000

For some reason, I don’t foresee a huge migration to the Misery (sic) Synod Lutheran Church by conservatives leaving the ELCA. Perhaps they have learned something from the upheavals in the Anglican world. LCMSs around here (San Diego) don’t believe other LUTHERANS are “saved” … never MIND anybody ELSE (chuckle).

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:14:20 +0000

Thanks to those in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America who have taken this courageous step. As a Christian Gay man, I celebrate the fact that more Christian denominations are making the deliberate choice to break dividing walls between the church and LGBT people. I pray that more denominations will follow. I also pray that LGBT people will be hostile to religious bigotry, but NOT to Christians and other people of faith, especially to those reaching out to us.

By: Dr. Peter

Dr. Peter — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:27:04 +0000

God bless ELCA and their great decision for our Gay brothers and sisters.

By: Ginelle

Ginelle — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:27:05 +0000

To the Mormons, to the Jehovah’s Witnesses, to the Roman Catholics and to all of the others who say Gay and Lesbian people have no place in the scheme of things, please take note – and I quote: “By allowing for same-sex couples in committed relationships to serve their call to ministry and by creating policies that respects LGBT people in their congregations, ELCA is modeling for other religious communities what it means to be a faith community that honors all of God’s children”. It could not be any clearer then that!