Comments on: N.C. Lutherans debate gay clergy

By: kay browne

kay browne — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:30:34 +0000

Yes, we are one in Christ… Ask yourself this, “What would Jesus do?” Hmm… He will love and WELCOME everyone that follows him. I am a member of an ELCA congregation where my pastor is gay and in a monogamous same-gender relationship. I wouldn’t change a thing about him. I can honestly say that I have grown closer to Christ since he joined our church. It would be a real loss for many people if he couldn’t continue being a pastor. You know, if we took everything that the Bible says, literally, none of us would be worthy…. We are all human. Everyone deserves to love and be loved. For the record: I’m a heterosexual married woman with two children.

By: sig arnesen

sig arnesen — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:01:45 +0000

How sad that those who don’t like a decision of the church want to “pack up their marbles and..” In all my years there have been plenty of times that I did not agree with my church-locally and nationally. Nevertheless, that’s where I’m rooted. We are one in Christ, remember?

By: Michael Collins

Michael Collins — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:28:40 +0000

A closer review of the vote would not have reflected unanimity. There was no opportunity for abstention. Many had come not as members of LASTing Word, but rather as observers, and were therefore not prepared to vote or even to be included in a vote. Greater clarity would have been appreciated.