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Olson thanked many others who have worked for changes in ministry policies through more than two decades of effort. "This is the work of many -- hundreds, thousands of people who have reflected, thought and prayed. We are still a church that is tense over this, but we are Easter people, and I think we have done an Easter thing today," he told the council.

Simply amazing. "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter."

My dad is a retired ELCA pastor who joined a Missouri Synod church, two years ago. He sent me this email:

“EVERY TIME HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE, IT IS CONDEMNED! That is a very strong statement and one with meaning!

The Holy Bible always treats heterosexuality as normative:
See I Cor. 7; Eph 5 and I Peter 3.

Old Testament references to read:

Genesis 19:4-5 Their sin is homosexuality
Leviticus 19:22
Leviticus 20:13

New Testament references to read:

Romans 1:18-19
1:21
1:24
1:26-27
I Cor. 6:9-11 A very significant reference.
I Cor. 6:16-20 and
I Tim 1:9-11

I began - and now I will close - with the very powerful reminder
that EVERY TIME HOMOSEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IS MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE, IT IS
CONDEMNED!”
Please email this verse list to some leaders of Lutherans Concerned/North America and ask them which Bible verses state that God approves of homosexuality. The co-chairs are Rev. Gladys Moore and Len Weiser, and their email address is cochairs@lcna.org. The vice-chair of development & treasurer is Rev. Richard Andersen. His email address is vice-chair@lcna.org.