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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- GAYSTORI AND ROURC FOR THE LGBTQIA+ LATTER-DAY SAT COMMUNY
- ELCA ASSEMBLY OPENS MISTRY TO PARTNERED GAY AND LBIAN LUTHERANS
GAYSTORI AND ROURC FOR THE LGBTQIA+ LATTER-DAY SAT COMMUNY
The Evangelil Lutheran Church Ameri, wh approximately 5 ln members, has passed repeated rolutns to wele gay and lbian people sce 1991. * lutheran church beliefs gay *
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.
ELCA ASSEMBLY OPENS MISTRY TO PARTNERED GAY AND LBIAN LUTHERANS
* lutheran church beliefs gay *
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 the life of their Church, ngregatns, and muny. This statement ntas the Church’s first mentn of homosexualy, which is referred to as a s, but also claims that homosexuals are “often the special and unservg victims of prejudice and discrimatn law, law enforcement, cultural mor, and ngregatnal life.
1971 March An article the New York Tim claims that the LCA is one of only two “natnal church nomatns” that have released a statement support of “homosexual rights” The other nomatn is the Unarian Universalist Associatn. 1974 Lutherans Concerned for Gay People [or Lutherans Concerned], a group prised of laypeople, pastors and ngregatns, forms orr to promote tolerance and acceptance among members of the Lutheran church.