ELCA NEWS SERVICE
August 19, 2009
ELCA Assembly Adopts 'Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust'
09-CWA-15-MRC
MINNEAPOLIS (ELCA) -- The 2009 Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) adopted "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust" with a vote of 676 (66.67 percent) to 338 (33.33 percent). The passing of the social statement on human sexuality required
a two-thirds vote.
The churchwide assembly, the chief legislative authority of the ELCA, is meeting here Aug. 17-23 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. About 2,000 people are participating, including 1,045 ELCA voting members. The theme for the biennial assembly is "God's work. Our hands."
Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust is the denomination's 10th social statement. Social statements assist Lutherans in their moral deliberation, govern the ELCA's institutional policies and guide the church's advocacy work. The statement addresses a spectrum of topics relevant to human sexuality from a Lutheran perspective.
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GJ - If you feel compelled to read the statement, here is the link to all the pre-convention material on the topic.
ELCA is meeting in Minneapolis, in the People's Republic of Minnesota. Awesome coverage is linked here.
