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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- In a wide-ranging report Nov. 13 to the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, ELCA presiding bishop called for strong leadership from council members. At the same time, he addressed a proposed 10 percent cut in the churchwide organizations 2010 current fund spending plan which, if approved, will reduce funding for ministries and eliminate several staff positions.  
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The leader of one of Minnesota's largest Lutheran congregations said his Lakeville church plans to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after the denomination loosened restrictions on gays in the clergy.  
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The Rev. Herbert F. Brokering, pastor, author, lyricist, speaker and hymn writer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Nov. 7 of congestive heart failure at his apartment in Bloomington, Minn., according to his son, Mark. A memorial service is planned for Nov. 21 at Central Lutheran Church, Minneapolis. Brokering, 83, was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Bloomington.  
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The board of trustees at Midland Lutheran College, Fremont, Neb., elected Dr. Benjamin Sasse the 14th president of the 126- year-old liberal arts college. Midland is one of 28 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Dr. Stephen Fritz has served as Midlands interim president since June 1, 2007, when Dr. Steven E. Titus stepped down as president. Fritz will continue to serve as interim...  
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Same-sex relationships go against Scripture and morality, according to a letter mailed Monday by members of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bessemer City. The congregation recently drafted the letter stating its disdain for a resolution passed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. “We are writing to express our disappointment with the recent Churchwide Assembly’s approval of the resolution to allow gay and lesbian pastors,” the...  
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The second-largest Lutheran congregation in Minnesota has decided that it is not going to wait any longer to withdraw from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America over its vote to permit gay preachers.  
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CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The governing board of the National Council of Churches USA (NCC) elected Kathryn M. Lohre on Nov. 10 to become the 26th president of the NCC in 2013. Lohre is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and assistant director of the Pluralism Project at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.  
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The WordAlone network was formed about ten years ago to fight against "Called to Common Mission," the agrreement whereby the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) entered into full communion with the Episcopal Church (USA). In recent weeks and months, they've found a new mission, which is protesting the changes in ELCA rostering approved this summer by the ELCA's churchwide assembly. Homosexuals in committed relationships may now serve openly. The theme of the WordAlone conference, being held Nov. 15-17 in Roseville, Minnesota is: "Bound to Confess and Resist." Read Full Story
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The Church of Sweden - a sister church to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - has elected Eva Brunne , 55 (pictured at left), as the world's first openly lesbian bishop this past week thereby demonstrating that some within the Lutheran Church have embraced modern knowledge on sexual orientation and grasp that LGBT individuals are fully human and entitled to full membership in the Church. Here are some highlights from Metro.US : * Yesterday was a historic one for the church: Eva Brunne , 55, became the world’s first openly lesbian bishop. Only two weeks ago the Lutheran Church of Sweden — the ... Read Full Story
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Yet again a reminder has popped up that not all Christian clergy and religious leaders of other faiths are the enemies of LGBT equality and marriage equality. This time, the reminder stems from a statement sent to the New York State Senate urging the passage of the pending marriage bill that would give full marriage rights to same sex couples in New York State. The list of supporters was released by Empire State Pride Agenda and includes religious leaders from all over New York State, including the central New York area where I lived through high school. The Empire State Pride press release reads ... Read Full Story
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It has been distressing to see some congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (" ELCA ") abandon the national church in the wake of the Churchwide Assembly vote in August to recognize same sex relationships and to allow partnered gay clergy in Synods/parishes that want them. With all the huge issues that parishes could and should be focusing upon - feeding the poor, housing the homeless, aiding the victims of domestic violence, the list goes on and on - it is a sad commentary that some people's idea of what it means to be Christian is reduced down to the single issue ... Read Full Story
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Print Leave a comment Follow us on Twitter Become a fan on Facebook 3 Comments » Anne Arkee Comment posted November 2, 2009 @ 3:10 pm Good bye ‘n Good riddance, is what I say. Bill Comment posted November 2, 2009 @ 3:13 pm Who cares? The church is better off WITHOUT a bigot as its spiritual leader. Imagine what a better world this would be if EVERY nimrod followed his cue. Tim Comment posted November 2, 2009 @ 3:58 pm Seems like a reasonable solution. The members voted to stay with the ELCA. The minister wasn’t happy with that so he resigned to ... Read Full Story
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