In two weeks I leave for Chicago and the ELCA’s Churchwide Assembly. This will be a long and exciting week. Yesterday, the voting members from NE Ohio met for an orientation session. It appears to…
Posts tagged lgbt
When it comes to gays, what would Luther do?
OK, two religious posts in a few days… I promise that I am not going to get over religious on you this week, but today’s USA Today’s Monday: On Religion editorial page featured an editorial…
Division in the Church
This past week, the ELCA removed Pastor Bradley Schmeling of Atlanta from its clergy roster. Pr. Schmeling, a gay man in a same sex committed relationship, was tried at an ELCA discipline hearing in January….
Proof that justice can be served in the ELCA
The discipline hearing committee constituted to hear charges against Pastor Bradley Schmeling has released its decision. You can view the complete trial decision or abbreviated update at the St. John Atlanta web site. It has…
How gay unions reaffirm marriage
Almost lost in the turmoil of the midterm election was an editorial on the Beacon Journal’s November 7 Editorial Page by Steve Chapman, a Chicago Tribune columnist. This is one of the best articles I…
Queer Duck – The Movie
We loved the cartoons on Showtime that followed Queer as Folk for a season or so. Queer Duck, featuring the voice of Jimmy J. Bullock, was too funny. I read in a recent Advocate that…
Faith in America
The current issue of The Advocate had an intriguing article about Faith in America, a new faith-based initiative to counter the bigotry and misleading ads by the conservative “so-called” Christian organizations. This organization is funded…