Comments on: Nine Iowa churches could leave ELCA over gay pastors http://iowaindependent.com/22708/nine-iowa-churches-leave-elca-over-gay-pastors Iowa politics, news and commentary Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:06:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: theinnkeeper http://iowaindependent.com/22708/nine-iowa-churches-leave-elca-over-gay-pastors/comment-page-1#comment-24439 theinnkeeper Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:08:46 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=22708#comment-24439 The update isn't correct: CORE is an organization that was founded a few years ago in the midst of the sexuality debate and was an outgrowth of an organization founded to oppose "Concordat", a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church.<br><br>Membership in CORE is voluntary and only requires a majority vote of a church council; leaving the ELCA involves a different process which involves congregational votes. (This differs based on the pre-ELCA or post-ELCA founding of the congregations.) The update isn't correct: CORE is an organization that was founded a few years ago in the midst of the sexuality debate and was an outgrowth of an organization founded to oppose “Concordat”, a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church.

Membership in CORE is voluntary and only requires a majority vote of a church council; leaving the ELCA involves a different process which involves congregational votes. (This differs based on the pre-ELCA or post-ELCA founding of the congregations.)

]]> By: theinnkeeper http://iowaindependent.com/22708/nine-iowa-churches-leave-elca-over-gay-pastors/comment-page-1#comment-20643 theinnkeeper Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:08:46 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=22708#comment-20643 The update isn't correct: CORE is an organization that was founded a few years ago in the midst of the sexuality debate and was an outgrowth of an organization founded to oppose "Concordat", a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church.<br><br>Membership in CORE is voluntary and only requires a majority vote of a church council; leaving the ELCA involves a different process which involves congregational votes. (This differs based on the pre-ELCA or post-ELCA founding of the congregations.) The update isn't correct: CORE is an organization that was founded a few years ago in the midst of the sexuality debate and was an outgrowth of an organization founded to oppose “Concordat”, a full communion agreement with the Episcopal Church.

Membership in CORE is voluntary and only requires a majority vote of a church council; leaving the ELCA involves a different process which involves congregational votes. (This differs based on the pre-ELCA or post-ELCA founding of the congregations.)

]]> By: Edward Pease http://iowaindependent.com/22708/nine-iowa-churches-leave-elca-over-gay-pastors/comment-page-1#comment-20619 Edward Pease Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:41:52 +0000 http://iowaindependent.com/?p=22708#comment-20619 Note, Not all of the congregations that have joined Lutheran CORE have, or will vote to leave the ELCA. It is possible to remain in the ELCA and at the same time have a membership in CORE. Currently (11/23/09) several of the nine congregations listed on CORE's site have not even held the first of two required votes to leave the ELCA. As of yet, no ELCA Congregation has completed the process of leaving the ELCA since the August vote. Note, Not all of the congregations that have joined Lutheran CORE have, or will vote to leave the ELCA. It is possible to remain in the ELCA and at the same time have a membership in CORE. Currently (11/23/09) several of the nine congregations listed on CORE's site have not even held the first of two required votes to leave the ELCA. As of yet, no ELCA Congregation has completed the process of leaving the ELCA since the August vote.

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