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		<title>Rules Matter at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rules of procedure? Do I hear yawns? It&#8217;s probably a worthy response to a rather esoteric topic. (And don&#8217;t worry, I&#8217;m not getting too esoteric.) As the Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America adopted it&#8217;s rules tonight, a couple of important things happened with respect to the issues of ministry by gay and&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>ELCA Clergy, the Churchwide Assembly, and Ordination Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Christianson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ELCA communications office sent out a story on Thursday highlighting results from a survey of Mainline Protestant clergy on gay and lesbian issues and the church (conducted by a firm called Public Religion Research). There were some interesting results, both generally and about ELCA clergy. The survey found that 54% of ELCA clergy favor&#8230;]]></description>
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