Yes, the church should be all about who we are and what we do. Who we are though is not some uber-tolerant institution embracing any and all behaviors. We are the Church of Christ embracing holiness.
If who you are is a group of people gathered to pat everyone on the back no matter what they do, you are not the church.
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Lesbian ordained despite refusal to take vow of celibacy
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Sitting in sight of her father and grandfather, both Lutheran ministers, Jen Rude on Saturday became the first ordained lesbian pastor since the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America urged bishops to not penalize congregations who violate the celibacy requirement for gay clergy. |
| ‘We all realized that sexual orientation has nothing to do with how well a person can minister a congregation,’ said Kathy Young, a member of the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Lakeview, where the ordination was held. |
| Young was absolute about the decision to violate church policy by ordaining Rude: ‘This is who we are and this is what we do.’ |
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