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ELCA set to debate whether
gay clergy should be ordained
3 proposals related to homosexuality to be considered at assembly in
Florida; denomination’s leader urges members to remain unified
By Rachel Zoll Associated Press
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America, the latest Protestant group involved
in a showdown over homosexuality, said
Tuesday he hoped tire denomination would stay
united no matter what the outcome of its debate.
The denomination’s General Assembly is
scheduled to vote during an Aug. 8-14 meeting in
Orlando, Fla., on whether gays in committed
relationships should be ordained and their same-
sex unions blessed by the Chicago-based church.
In a conference call with reporters. Presiding
Bishop Mark Hanson said he hoped anyone con-
templating leaving the denomination after the
gathering would consider the church's role in the
world beyond its stance on homosexuality.
“I think as a large church body we have great
capacity to be in mission together that is dimin-
ished when we are apart,” Hanson said.
Of the intense deliberations ahead, he said he
hoped “that we will not take the tensions they
create as evidence of a divided church but as a
sign that a church is struggling with what it
means to be centered in Christ.”
“I don't look to a tension-free church as the
mark of a vital and healthy church in mission,” he
said.
The three major Lutheran proposals related to
homosexuality would:
• affirm the church ban on ordaining sexually
active gays, but allow bishops or church districts
called synods to seek an exception for a particu-
lar candidate;
• uphold the denomination's prohibition
against same-sex blessings, but give bishops and
pastors discretion in deciding how to minister to
gay couples;
• call for unity despite differences over what
the Bible says about homosexuality.
The measures could be amended during the
meeting, and Hanson would not say how he
would vote. Hanson is also president of the
Lutheran World Federation, which represents
138 churches in 77 countries. He declined to
reveal details of his talks with overseas churches
about the upcoming assembly, but said he plans
to discuss the vote with them after the meeting.
Bishop Mark Hanson, leader of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America, declined to reveal how he would vote
on three measures the denomination’s General Asssembly
will consider regarding homosexuality.
Members of the federation differ on gay issues.
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands, a
merger of Lutheran and Reformed churches,
allows blessings for gay couples.
But last week the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Canada rejected a proposal that would
have let local pastors decide whether to bless
same-sex couples.
With almost 5 million members, the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is one
of the nation's largest Protestant denominations
and the most recent to vote on key gay issues.
Two years ago, the U.S. Episcopal Church
sparked a crisis in world Anglicanism by conse-
crating its first openly gay bishop — V. Gene
Robinson of New Hampshire.
The other major U.S. Lutheran body, the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, is staunchly
conservative on homosexuality and other issues.
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