My national church organization recently met and, among other actions, voted on a long-awaited Statement on Human Sexuality. It's a long--and very interesting--document and it included several special key resolutions. Here's the two BIGGIES. They both passed, though the debate was long and the passing vote was not a landslide:
“Resolved that the ECA commit itself to finding ways to allow congregations that choose to do so to recognize, support, and hold publicly accountable life-long, monogamous, same-gender relationships."
“Resolved, that the ELCA commit itself to finding a way for people in such publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships to serve as rostered leaders of this church.”
Amen.
1 comment:
It's a nice step forward. Good on your national church. I'd like to hear if your local church follows.
That my equality and my place within Christianity requires lengthy debates is always both infuriating and heartbreaking in ways I would never expect our straight friends to fully understand. I just always hope that our straight allies never underestimate the much needed power of their support.
Or, shorter version. Thank you!
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