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  • Gay clergy debate: Lutherans bowed but not broken

    08/25/2010 10:41:35 AM PDT · by SmithL · 10 replies
    Minneapolis Star Tribune ^ | 8/25/10 | JIM SPENCER, Star Tribune
    A year ago, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Minnesota's largest Protestant faith, held a close and controversial vote that opened its doors to non-celibate gay clergy. Disappointed opponents predicted a fracture that would cause 1,000 congregations to withdraw.A year later, the ELCA remains largely intact."That 1,000-congregation figure has proven to be wishful thinking on the part of those who wanted it to happen," said Larry Wohlrabe, Bishop of Minnesota's rural Northwestern Synod. "Our culture has changed on this." . . . Meanwhile, plans for the new alternative North American Lutheran Church (NALC) will form this week at a gathering...