I found an interesting quote from Martin Marty, a well-known Lutheran historian, in an article about the lack of response from evangelicals in the Chicago area to the GOP in the recent election. Here it is:
Church historian Martin Marty said that, while many Chicago area evangelicals are against abortion and gay marriage -- two hallmarks of the current Republican platform -- they aren't "summonable" as a group the way their counterparts in other areas of the country are.
"I love the moat we have around Illinois," Marty said. "We are so far from being a red state, it's hard for them to get things going here."
I suppose that as a conservative, Christian GOP activist and voter, I am one of those "them" he is talking about. It's nice to know that the leadership and visible representatives of the ELCA are so appreciative of the diversity of their denomination.
---Katie
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