ELCA Approves Support of Same-Sex Partners

The Evangenlical Lutheran Church in America, or ELCA, is currently (literally right now) holding its Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis, MN. Over the past few years, the ELCA has moved closer and closer to acceptance and support of same-sex marriage/partnership, with the voting margin slimming constantly.

My friend Jason is liveblogging via Facebook and reports:

…the ELCA has committed itself to finding ways to allow congregations that choose to do so to recognize, support, and hold publicly accountable life-long, monogamous, same gender relationships.

Yay! Still up for vote is whether ministers can be in same-sex relationships, and probably some other things that I don’t have all the facts on.

You can watch a live feed of proceedings (and read the recently-adopted social statement on human sexuality) at ELCA.org/assembly. Or follow attendees’ Twitter updates by searching #CWA09.