The Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri, wh approximately 5 ln members, has passed repeated rolutns to wele gay and lbian people sce 1991.
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LUTHERAN GAY AND LBIAN PASTORS ARE 'REAL PEOPLE'
She has two gay brothers, a lbian sister and a transgenr son. In 1991, the Churchwi Assembly passed a rolutn statg that, "Gay and lbian people, as dividuals created by God, are wele to participate fully the life of the ngregatns of the Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Gay and lbian pastors are "real people wag to see if the church will provi help and hope. The event sought to provi an opportuny to learn about the ELCA policy that "practicg homosexual persons are preclud om the ordaed mistry of this church. " The ELCA has removed two people om s clergy roster for beg "practicg homosexuals.
Egertson told participants where the ELCA stands on a ntuum of Christian views on homosexualy -- "welg repentant homosexuals who vow to live celibate liv as the evince of repentance and allowg them to serve all learship rol so long as they rema celibate. Egertson told the dience that bishops are bound by the church's nstutn to move toward disciple when a gay or lbian pastor reveals a relatnship, or they would face disciple themselv. " He advot "providg lurgil blsgs for gay/lbian unns and permtg ngregatns to choose openly gay ordaed and lay misters who are sgle and celibate or upled a permanent, mted, monogamo and blsed venant.