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With a 68-percent vote, delegates to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America convention approved a change to the denomination's policy and will now allow gay-identified people who are in monogamous, same-sex relationships to serve as clergy.
Scott Grorud, steering committee member with Lutheran Coalition for Reform (CORE) said he was disappointed by the lack of a Scriptural basis for the decision.
"It is really a loss of Scriptural authority," he said. "It is putting the self above the Creator."
The ELCA pastor said the fight will continue.
"Many of us are connected to this church body in such a way that you can't just walk away," he said.
Now...after reading the above article, read this one: Was God in the Whirlwind? It's VERY interesting!
Dr. Scott Ratner, a New York cardiologist, will not give his other daughters the HPV vaccine, after one daughter became very ill following the injection.
"If I had to do it again, my wife and I, both physicians, we would not do it," he said.
Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association features a government analysis of 12,424 voluntary U.S. reports of post-vaccination "adverse events," ranging from headaches to death. And a consultant to Merck, which produces the vaccine, has expressed concerns.
Gardasil protects against the four most common types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the U.S.
Dr. Jennifer Shuford, director of applied science at the Medical Institute for Sexual Health, said the vaccine is relatively new and its long-term effects are not known. She also noted the vaccine does not protect against other STIs.
"We really encourage people to avoid sexual activity before they're in a lifelong, monogamous relationship in order to avoid all of the negative consequences of early sexual activity," she said.
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I also enjoyed Marianna's blog yesterday.
The link to the homeschoolers test results was encouraging. Thanks! Also....the Lutheran church....what can we say......it's no wonder that "judgement begins in the house of God" ya know? I mean- if we have that in the churches what are we telling people to come out of the world adn be a separate people for??? What are they coming out FROM? Awful. Just awful.
Your news posts are always informative. I always enjoy the links to collect.
Thank you Cindy, that is so sweet of your to write of the encouragement you received, I must admit when Marianna told me about the lady in the little town losing two children, and her sweet, sweet attitude...tears came to my eyes too... I stood in the kitchen as the Holy Spirit's presence was so very evident..."Marianna, tell me more about this lady....what else did she say? What else?"
Our lives are truly concentric circles that touch so many....I do think you touch many too. ((((hugs)))) ~Amelia :heartbeat:
I'm so honored that you shared a link, but even more I'm encouraged that something I wrote encouraged others! <3
I will be praying for your friend; I can only imagine how difficult that would be for him and his family. So many valleys... but so great is the faithfulness of our God.
@SpazzyMommy -
Thank you so much, Cass. I'm glad you enjoy the links. Many times I'm afraid people just gloss over them because they are boring.
You are right...we can't call the world to come out of the same thing we are in. When things like this happen, I wonder why God is so patient.
@thats_italian -
Thank you, Amelia. I think you have that same sweet attitude as the lady who lost the children, and it is evident in your children. You have taught them well. :heartbeat: :heartbeat: :heartbeat:
@daughteroftheking85 -
"so great is the faithfulness of our God."
Amen, Marianna. He blesses even in little things, when we think it is something that has gone wrong. :heartbeat:
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