Category Archives: ELCA

Does the ELCA believe in Universalism?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Ron Amundson

Is the ELCA universalists [sic]? was a question I was asked on twitter last weekend. And the answer I tweeted back was “no, but its fairly easy to misinterpret our theology in such a fashion, Braaten explains it well here … Continue reading →

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Bishop Hanson after Passage of Res 4 CWA09

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Ron Amundson

I thought Bishop Hansen’s statement right after resolution 4 was passed were quite profound. This is from the ELCA unofficial text feed. Presiding Bishop Hanson: I WANT MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WORDS FROM ONE YOU HAVE CALLED TO SERVE … Continue reading →

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Does the Sexuality vote Define #CWA09 & by ext ELCA

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Ron Amundson

@erikullestad tweeted the following: “Lots of people (on both “sides”) who think the sexuality vote DEFINES the #CWA09 and, by extension, the ELCA. I’d love to hear why..”  As such, I’ll give it a shot To the same gender seminary grad praying … Continue reading →

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Southeast MN Synod Assembly starts in ~4 hours

Posted on May 1, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Doggone it, this would have been cool to attend, or even crash as a vistor , but alas other commitments will keep me away. Its too bad someone isnt live tweeting or blogging it, but the news updates will suffice. … Continue reading →

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Christian unity and views on Palestine

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Ron Amundson

There are significant differences of opinion within Christianity as a whole as concerns the following ELCA amendment from some time back. To call upon the ELCA to underscore the call for economic initiatives by this church and its members in … Continue reading →

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The slavery controversy in the Norwegian Lutheran church and others

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ron Amundson

Today, I reached the section on the slavery controversy of the mid- late 1800′s. In many ways, its saddening to read the opinions of the well respected men of the past and how wrong they were. They were dealing with … Continue reading →

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ELCA task force on sexuality Whats with the blogosphere and obscuration

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Ron Amundson

So, I’ve been persusing blogs on all sides of the ELCA’s task force recommendations. A somewhat recurrent theme seems to be long drawn out entries, almost white papers. Granted, its a complex and lengthy document…. but when one brings up … Continue reading →

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Major rambling and rabbit trails, open questions, trust, church failures, technology

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Ron Amundson

First, I need to blame the LCMS for keeping me up all night. They have the most amazing Cyclopedia on their website. It all stared when I came across progressive invovements blog, where he discussed Sigmund and Gottfreid Fritschel. That … Continue reading →

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Star Tribune on ELCA’s task force recommendations

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Ron Amundson

First, one major beef with the article. The issue is with changing the Visions and Expectations document. The issue at hand is this, currently it states “ordained ministers who are homosexual in their self-understanding are expected to abstain from homosexual … Continue reading →

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Should I have an opinion…. should I have a public opinion

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Ron Amundson

What a crossroad…. As a administrator of a fairly large ecumenical ministry, who reaches out to all, I’ve often kept the cards held pretty close when it comes to the political issues of abortion and homosexuality. I always felt in … Continue reading →

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