Hey, There, Mother Better Hide Your Brother Cause the Report's In

Draft of Proposed ELCA Social Statement on Sexuality Available March 13

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- The draft of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) proposed social statement on human sexuality will be available March 13. The Task Force for ELCA Studies on Sexuality met here Jan. 25-26 to complete its work on the draft and give final instructions to its writing team.

The task force received a final report on responses for "Free in Christ to Serve the Neighbor: Lutherans Talk about Human Sexuality" -- part three of the "Journey Together Faithfully" study materials for members of the ELCA -- and the group spent eight sessions reviewing draft material of the social statement in closed, off-the-record sessions.

"When social statements are in the actual process of being written, things are very fluid," said the Rev. Peter Strommen, bishop, ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod, Duluth, and task force chair. "This is our last meeting before the draft is released. The task force continues to work very hard, securing participation from the entire group," he said.

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GJ - The WWII song was, "Hey, there, mister, better hide your sister, cause the fleet's in, the fleet's in."

The position--so to speak--on this issue will converge among the four-letter synods: ELCA, WELS, LCMS. The wisdom of WELS at this moment (F. Bivens, Fuller alumnus) is exactly the same as the LCA position of a few years ago. Progress.