ELCA Task Force on Sexuality Recommendations

From the Executive Summary of the Report and Recommendation on Ministry Policies:
The recommendation consists of four interconnected resolutions. Each takes a step in the decision-making process. The decisions are to be taken one by one: if the first is approved, then the second, third, and fourth are considered, but only if the preceding ones have [...]

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Hard to Find the Best Construction

Sue them to shut them up.  That will probably work.
Listen here:
Rebellious Pastor’s Wife here.
Sign the petition.  (Didn’t they learn from the last time not to make Issues fans mad?)
UPDATE: The opposition to Harry Madsen acquiring the trademark for “Issues, Etc.” has been withdrawn “with prejudice” (whatever that means–can anyone explain?) [Thanks to Dan at [...]

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Yeah, About That…

You know that whole command of God thing?  That’s really not working for me.
Abstinence (“chastity” would be a better word) is only unrealistic for those who don’t practice it.
The teen said she wanted to tell her story so that other young people might think twice about having sex.
“I’d love to [be] an advocate to prevent [...]

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Question…

…for those Christians who believe that God used natural selection/evolution to do His work of creation: how do you envision the new heavens and the new earth?  Will the new creation also be subject to an evolutionary process?  What exactly is Jesus the first-fruits of?
Timotheos

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Progressive Pro-Lifers?

So there are those who call themselves “progressive pro-lifers.”  That is, according to this article from Sojourners (where else?), they are those who are “self-described liberal[s] on nearly all issues except one: Abortion.”
Jennifer Roth is one.
When in doubt [about whom to vote for], she tends toward the Democratic Party, believing its social agenda is more [...]

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