In a historic vote, the ELCA 2009 Churchwide Assembly has authorized the ordination of gays and lesbians. This action has passed by a margin of 559 to 451 or 55% to 45%
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Resolved, that the ELCA commit itself to finding a way for people in such publicly accountable, lifelong, monogamous, same-gender relationships to serve as rostered leaders of this church.
This is the big one, the remaining recommendation contains more specific implementing policies, but this recommendation authorizes gay ordination in principal.
