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- Title: Three Theses on the Theological Discussion of Homosexuality in the Global Lutheran Communion (Essay)
- Author : Currents in Theology and Mission
- Release Date : January 01, 2010
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 266 KB
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How can the global Lutheran communion negotiate vast differences of opinion among its member churches about the church's response to homosexuality? Following the August 2009 decisions at the Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and in response to the policies of the Church of Sweden (and other northern European Lutheran church bodies) regarding the ordination and pastoral service of gay and lesbian individuals in committed, lifelong, monogamous relationships (or, marriages), The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) faces the challenge of entering into serious theological dialogue of an issue that reveals widely divergent viewpoints and summons forth strong moral reactions. For instance, the bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania issued the Bukoba Statement in 2004, which reads in part: