03-28-2016, 07:47 AM
(03-27-2016, 10:13 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: What's interesting is that evangelical has a much different meaning depending on who you ask. I had some hesitation due to this as well. Worldwide, though, evangelical is more often seen as a synonym for Protestant. For example, the EKD is the overarching organization for protestant churches in Germany comprising of both Reformed and Lutheran churches. We view it much differently here than elsewhere, and I think the ELCA was going for the international feel with their name.
What's nice about the ELCA is what I already stated, plus: married clergy, female clergy, gay clergy, same sex marriage, recognition of abortion as a sin but not the place of the church to push to make it illegal, and the list could go on. As someone that is socially progressive and a Christian, the ELCA can be a great choice. Though admittedly you can have a different experience depending on the church.
Thanks for expanding on ELCA nomenclature and praxis.
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.
