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| This train's not bound for glory this train. |
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| Before - Liz Eaton became the first woman to be elected Presiding Bishop in ELCA. She defeated Mark Hanson, seen applauding behind her on her right. Love the matchy matchy robes. |
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| After - "The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's Church Council Executive Committee approved Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton's request for a 4-to-6-month leave of absence. Her leave starts Nov. 17, 2023." |
"The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will take a leave of absence for at least four months.
The ELCA announced on Thursday that Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton will take a four-to-six-month leave of absence effective Nov. 17, as approved by the ELCA Church Council Executive Committee.
The Rev. Michael Burk, former bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod, will serve as "Presiding Bishop Pro Tem" while Eaton is on leave."
"We give thanks for Bishop Eaton's tireless dedication and leadership and pray for her during this time of rest and rejuvenation," stated the ELCA in the announcement.
The Christian Post reached out to the denomination for more information on the reasons surrounding Eaton's leave of absence. However, a response was not returned by press time.
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| ELCA photoshopped this sweater picture with different messages, suggesting a need to show more activity. |
GJ - I was startled recently by the two Eaton photos showing a decided downhill trend caused by stress. The sweaters were ugly and added to the worn, vacant look on her face. I have not heard of a national church leader asking for up to six months of leave from work. Moreover, ELCA had nothing more to say about it.
If I were still strolling through the Elysian fields of ELCA - which I never joined and told people as much - I would conclude that the Presiding Bishop had a can of worms blow up in her face with the Megan Rohrer expulsion and subsequent reactions. My favorite boring newsletter, from the ALPB Ovaltines, suggested that Megan Rohrer never should have been ordained, let alone elevated to the bishop's throne. Megan created numerous raging fires and was fired as the first trans-sexual ELCA bishop (as far as we know). Megan became a staffer at Glide Memorial, the famously radical "Methodist" congregation.
