The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is WAY left of the others. I heard a “Merry Christmas and Happy Ramadan” from the pulpit, and then I never went back.
WAY left of the others
I agree, was trying to be polite
That must be the group Garrison Keillor belongs to.
Nor would I. Not even to be the guest of honor at a funeral.
It’s not like there’s a shortage of once fine institutions that have been de-balled. The “nuclear family” was fairly decommissioned through the 60’s and 70’s for better or worse. But prior to that my dad in an ELCA church allowed how he got the third degree from his reverend before he was more or less allowed to marry my mom, grilled for an hour or two. And, he took the “till death do us part” seriously, married for almost 50 years and took care of her for several years during illness prior to passing. The caliber of the individuals that make up the institution are what counts.