On Wednesday, The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America passed a sweeping sexuality statement in Minneapolis by the exact number of votes it needed to pass — just a few hours after a tornado struck the very convention center in which the Lutherans were meeting.
Hmmm.
Christianity Today’s Ted Olsen has a nice wrap of what Lutherans thought God might be trying to tell them through this mighty wind.
By the way, this vote shouldn’t be confused with the ELCA’s upcoming decision on whether to allow openly and active gay Lutherans to become priests or leaders in the church — a vote that (I think) may be taken today.
