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Chicago Sun-Times
July 25, 2007
The Lutheran pastor soon to be bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod wants his denomination to lift a celibacy requirement for gay and lesbian clergy.
"That's where I think the church is going," Bishop-elect Wayne Miller of Aurora, IL said. "That's where I think it needs to go."
He's hoping the change will come next month in Chicago, where the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is conducting its churchwide assembly. Nearly a third of the denomination's 65 synods are asking for a policy shift in clergy standards.
Eventually, gay and lesbian clergy in monogamous, same-sex relationships could be allowed to serve.
John Roberts of Chicago also hopes it could lead to the reinstatement of gay clergy removed from ministry. He says he was ousted as pastor of a Michigan church in the 1990s after he confided to his bishop that he was gay.
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2007-07-25 11:25:51 · 3 answers · asked by NHBaritone 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's ridiculous that celebacy is required amongst religious leaders as God made man and woman to be fruitful, marry, and become one -- with sexual desires.
These religions teaching celebacy amongst the priests and religious leaders is of a false doctrine. These are usually the ones that have many problems with rape, incest and pedophelia amongst its clergymen. Somewhere somehow they missed the truth of the Bible.
2007-07-25 11:32:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what Lutherans are...
As far as I know, Christians are people who follow Christ...
That would include being in subjection to Him.
Since Jesus seems to think that sex belongs in a relationship between one man and one woman, then to flaunt that law would mean that you are NOT, indeed, following Him.
Sorry, Mr. Miller...but you are NOT a Bishop in the Kingdom of Heaven.
You, sir, are a sinner, in need of Christ.
May God bless you....
2007-07-25 18:43:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"That's where I think the church is going," Bishop-elect Wayne Miller of Aurora, IL said. "That's where I think it needs to go."
He's right, that is the way the 'church' is going, and its going FAR FAR AWAY from God. They have made themselves god.
2007-07-25 18:32:45 · answer #3 · answered by witnessnbr1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋