Sad News from the ELCA

I’ve hesitated to post this, but it is important enough.
Here is the resolution that passed the ELCA Convention:

Resolved, that in an effort to continue as a church in moral deliberation without further strife and pain to its members the Churchwide Assembly prays, urges, and encourages synods, synodical bishops, and the presiding bishop to refrain from or demonstrate restraint in disciplining those congregations and persons who call into the rostered ministry otherwise-qualified candidates who are in a mutual, chaste, and faithful committed same-gender relationship, and be it further

Resolved, that the Churchwide Assembly prays, urges, and encourages synods, synodical bishops, and the presiding bishop to refrain from or demonstrate restraint in disciplining those rostered leaders in a mutual, chaste, and faithful committed same-gender relationship who have been called and rostered in this church.

The ELCA continues to work out an official policy, apparently to replace the official policy they already have. And while they have not approved of same-sex relationships, the intentional, official, lack of discipline means tacit approval. Lord have mercy on us!