Community | August 25, 2009 | 4 comments

Lutheran Gay Rights!

source: http://blog.beliefnet.com/progressiverevival/2009/08/lutheran-gay-rights.html

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Those of us who are both openly gay and openly Christian (and happily reconciled in the two) are used to the deliberate pace that many Christian denominations have taken toward fully embracing their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) congregants. Having consecrated one openly gay bishop in 2003, it took the Episcopal Church another six years to give itself permission to (maybe) doing it again. The Lutherans approved a progressive statement on human sexuality by the slimmest of margins last week, while the Presbyterians narrowly defeated a measure in the spring that would have permitted the ordination of openly gay and lesbian clergy.
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4 comments // Lutheran Gay Rights!

  • jubal
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      jubal  

    • Homosexuality is not a sin.

      If you want to believe a theosophicalpolitical book written to consolidate the HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, obviously you are a "true believer", go right ahead.

      I applaud the Lutheran churches decision to begin the work of dismantling the dark ages of Religious Tyranny.

    • 2 years ago
  • KI4CLZ
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      KI4CLZ  

    • This will only bring more division and lack of confidence in Holy Writ...

      Which ever side you stand on this I am sure we can agree...

      To those who want to play church- go right ahead... but please don't say you're Christians or affiliated with Christianity...

      Lutherans please refer to your Catechism:
      http://bookofconcord.org/index.php

      1 Corinthians 6:9

      (Amplified Bible)

      "Do you not know that the unrighteous and the wrongdoers will not inherit or have any share in the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived (misled): neither the impure and immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor those who participate in homosexuality"

      New International Version

      "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders"

      New American Standard Bible

      "Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals,"

      Luther Bibel 1545

      "Wisset ihr nicht, daß die Ungerechten das Reich Gottes nicht ererben werden? Lasset euch nicht verführen! Weder die Hurer noch die Abgöttischen noch die Ehebrecher noch die Weichlinge noch die Knabenschänder"

      1550 Stephanus New Testament

      η ουκ οιδατε οτι αδικοι βασιλειαν θεου ου κληρονομησουσιν μη πλανασθε ουτε πορνοι ουτε ειδωλολατραι ουτε μοιχοι ουτε μαλακοι ουτε αρσενοκοιται

      The two Greek terms translated by this phrase refer to the passive and active partners in consensual homosexual acts...

    • 2 years ago
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