Sexuality Social Statement passes!!!: ELCA Convention #CWA09 & #Goodsoil09
The vote is in and the sexuality statement has passed by the exact 2/3 majority necessary – not one vote too many.
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Review Summary of A Wretched Man, a novel of Paul the apostle
A stunning fictional account of the early church … the most authentically historical novel ever written about the lives of the apostles … presents the apostles as real flesh and blood human beings … This is a story that will both shock and inspire any Christian who is truly searching to find and follow the historical Jesus.
Read the full review by Rev. Jeffrey Bütz, instructor of Religious Studies, Penn State University, and author of The Brother of Jesus and The Secret Legacy of Jesus
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I believe that Christ was a man like ourselves; to look upon him as God would seem to me the greatest of sacrileges and an evidence of paganism.
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The latest comments
- Lilly on ELCA Rite of Reconciliation UPDATED
@Ann Yes Ann it is very good and really puts the whole situation in perspective. Too many people ... - Mark Daniels on New Reviews for A Wretched Man novel
Hey, Obie, thanks for dropping by my blog and commenting. I hope that you've seen my comments there. I have ... - Ann on ELCA Rite of Reconciliation UPDATED
What a great sermon. The Holy Spirit was in her preaching. - Roger Danielson on July figures of ELCA departing congregations
@Obie Holmen I don't understand what you mean by silly? - Lilly on ELCA Rite of Reconciliation UPDATED
I don't get it. What is all the big fuss about ? When CWA 09 was passed, wasn't it ...
Obie,
Just a word of gladness and appreciation for your clarity, insight and sensitivity in commenting on the ELCA assembly. The Spirit of a Liberal blog remains firmly fixed within a short list of personal favorites.
Phil Eaves