I guess so....
Ninety-five Lutherans come out during ELCA vote on gay pastors
by Andy Birkey
As the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) meets in Minneapolis to vote on the inclusion of openly gay and lesbian clergy, proponents are making sure the stories of gay and lesbian pastors are heard. Advocates are distributing a document in which 95 members of the Lutheran clergy — a number that references Martin Luther’s 95 Theses — announce that they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. The booklet, “One Table, Many Blessings” (pdf), shares how the ban on openly gay clergy has affected their lives.
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The Goodsoil folks did this at the last assembly as well. I can't say that the same people are in the two booklets because I don't have a copy from last time, but come on, folks, it is old news that Anita Hill is gay. Jen Nagel's ordination was in the news a lot last year. I think the press treating this as, "Oh, wow, look at all these pastors' coming out!" is a little, well, dramatic, if not disingenuous.
---Katie
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