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Originally posted by aurora_borealis
I couldn't imagine putting up with the isht of two husbands, no thanks 
Is anyone hearing rumblings in their own communities or religious groups (for either side)?
With my church (sageofages you're ELCA if I remember right), out this way many pastors have been performing these unions for years, so it is not anything new, and I know I read in The Lutheran about some back east as well. However you're closer to the hotdish/jello salad motherland, and I believe not in a big city. I think we're going to have another schism over this, and ordination of homosexuals/gays. To my knowledge we allow it as long as they agree to be celibate  , and I think we're going to have to make a decision one way or the other, and soon church wide.
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Yes, ELCA, live in a small Iowa town, just south of Des Moines...
The ELCA church is currently working on a position statement in regard to homosexuality and the church. There was a practice, committed pastor at the church in Ames that was "relieved" of his pulpit (not a fun effort
because of his committed longtime relationship, and not celibate.
I think the ELCA is going to watch the Episcopal Church closely following the gay bishop installation, to see what falls out. (I was raised Episcopal, which went through h*ll when they decided to ordain women, and h*ll again when they started having "Holy Unions" for same sex couples...and they survived, I think they will survive the bishop in the end)
Speaking of Lutheran, look in the front of the March Issue, I had an anectdote published!