An ELCA church in Minneapolis has recently installed their new pastor. \u00a0That doesn’t sound like anything out of the ordinary. \u00a0Churches install pastors all the time. \u00a0However, the new pastor at Calvary Lutheran Church is not your ordinary pastor; he is a gay pastor. \u00a0Present at his installation was his male partner of the last 5 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n
The ELCA has formed a task force to discuss whether or not homosexual clergy who are in committed, monogomous relationships, should be allowed to remain rostered clergy. \u00a0A task force has\u00a0recommended a policy that would let congregations decide whether to allow gays and lesbians in committed relationships to serve as their clergy. \u00a0The resolution has been criticized from both directions, with liberals saying it doesn’t go far enough and conservatives saying it conflicts with Scripture.\u00a0This topic will be brought forward for major discussion at the ELCA’s next convention this August in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
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