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Lutheran ceremony admits gay “Bay Area Seven” to clergy roster
Seven gay pastors were reinstated recently into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America after having been barred from service for some 20 years. The pastors, also called the “Bay Area Seven” are Reverends Jeff Johnson, Paul ...
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World Lutheran president-elect speaks out on behalf of Arab Christians
One day after his election, the newly-elected World Lutheran president spoke on behalf of Christians in Palestine–at a time when focus has long been on Christians from Israel. Bishop Munib A. Younan called on believers to...
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U.S. Lutheran faction upholds ordination of partnered gays despite synod meet
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) failed to find mutual ground at a recently held meeting in Chicago regarding ELCA’s stand on ordaining partnered gays. ELCA’s Rev. ...
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