Lutheran Introductn to Sexual Orientatn, Genr Inty, & Genr Exprsn (The prt versn of this rource is available for purchase om our eStore.) Sce 1974, RencilgWorks: Lutherans for Full Participatn has advoted for the full wele, cln, and equy of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex, and asexual/aromantic (LGBTQIA+) Lutherans all aspects of…
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- GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
- PERRY GAY NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LUTHERAN DOWNTOWN HOSPAL
- ELCA ASSEMBLY OPENS MISTRY TO PARTNERED GAY AND LBIAN LUTHERANS
GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
The Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri, wh approximately 5 ln members, has passed repeated rolutns to wele gay and lbian people sce 1991. * lutheran gay *
The AALC Posn on Homosexualy. The AALC regards homosexual sir and behavr as sful and ntrary to God's tent for His children. It rejects the ntentn that homosexual sir, behavr and/or liftyle are simply another form of sexualy equally valid wh the God-given male-female pattern.
We urge Pastors and Congregatns to iate Scriptural teachg appropriate suatns so as to unter the growg social/cultural approval of homosexual attus and md-set. 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. Lutheran viewpots ncerng homosexualy are diverse bee Lutherans are not centrally anized worldwi.
S., wh a ltle ls than two thirds of Amerin Lutherans currently objects to the acceptance of homosexual behavr. Therefore, leavg the official posn of the ELCA to be that Homosexualy is not accepted. Likewise, the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod strongly objects to the acceptance of homosexual behavr.
PERRY GAY NAMED CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF LUTHERAN DOWNTOWN HOSPAL
Lutherans are spl on learship rol for women, and on gay clergy and the blsg of same-sex unns. European church tend to be liberal. In North Ameri, the largt Lutheran nomatns are fairly liberal (though divid), while the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is nservative. * lutheran gay *
In Europe, Lutheran church accept homosexual behavr. In many European Lutheran church homosexual people n work as Lutheran pastors. In the year 2000, the Evangelil Church Germany (EKD) passed the rolutn Verantwortung und Verlässlichke stärken, which homosexual partnerships are supported.
ELCA ASSEMBLY OPENS MISTRY TO PARTNERED GAY AND LBIAN LUTHERANS
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Lutheran church Europe tend to be que liberal, workg for the equaly of women, and not believg homosexualy to be a s.
On the qutn of homosexualy, German and Swedish Lutherans allow gay clergy and bls same-sex unns. The Fnish church is divid, but many bishops support the ordatn of gay clergy and the blsg of same-sex unns. In the Uned Stat, the more liberal Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri (the largt Lutheran nomatn) ordas gay clergy but expects them to rema celibate.