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Date Posted: 07:25:07 04/18/05 Mon
Author: Josh Osbun
Subject: Re: What do you think of this latest ELCA development?
In reply to: moderator 's message, "What do you think of this latest ELCA development?" on 18:28:03 04/17/05 Sun

>The process for granting an exception to the church's
>current policy -- expecting gay and lesbian ministers
>to abstain from sexual relations -- begins with the
>"reasonable assumption or confirmation" that an ELCA
>congregation would invite the person to serve in a
>ministry setting, according to a description of the
>proposed process that accompanies the council's
>recommendations.
>
>The minister is expected to provide "evidence of
>intent to live in a life-long, committed and faithful
>same-sex relationship."
>
>"It's difficult for the council to see that we would
>have a policy and not enforce it," said Carlos Pena,
>council chair and ELCA vice president, Galveston,
>Texas. "At the same time, the council realized that it
>is a reality and, for the sake of outreach and
>ministry, we need to create some opportunity for
>candidates who are living in a committed relationship
>to be ordained and to provide ministry in specific
>locations."

yikes. Yikes. YIKES!!!

We already know that the ELCA disregards Scripture in that they ordain women to be pastors, so it really isn't surprising that they would take a step like this. There are so many things that are allowable in the church if you just ignore the parts of Scripture that you don't want to apply.

I think the big point to notice is that there is no Scriptural backing for making a decision like this. It is a decision made purely for societal reasons. The Word of God is not their foundation.

Isn't there a hymn or verse in a hymn about the Word being a "sure foundation"? I can't seem to place it at the moment.

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