Have the LGBT inclusive actions of the ELCA affected you? Someone close to you?
Project Light 2010 is a new blog that has been created for sharing personal stories. Check out the experiences of “healing, hope, and transformation” and add your own.
There has been a lot of publicity and conversation around the August 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly vote on human sexuality, and most of it has been negative. I however, am someone who has been deeply affected in a positive way by the August 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly vote.
And I KNOW there are thousand of you, who like me, have been affected in a positive way because of our church’s decision. You have compelling, Spirit-filled stories of hope, healing and transformation in your life and congregations because of our recent ELCA decision to open our minds, hearts and doors to all people. So, LET’S START TALKING ABOUT IT!
This is the intention of PROJECT LIGHT 2010.
PROJECT LIGHT 2010 is a collection of stories of healing, hope and transformation in the lives of individuals and ELCA congregations because of the August 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly vote on human sexuality to include gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people as full partners and participants in ministry.
PROJECT LIGHT 2010 is a movement to shed light on the many ways God is at work for justice and equality in our world.
PROJECT LIGHT 2010 is a response of God’s hope to the ever-present, sometimes dominant human undercurrent of fear and depression in our country and our church.
PROJECT LIGHT 2010 is you and me sharing our story, raising up, shouting to the hills, celebrating, bringing to light God’s promise of love for all people.
PROJECT LIGHT 2010 is positive perspectives. It is not a forum for debate. Please do respect the intention of this project. Thanks!
So…..What is your Light Story? Short and sweet, what is your vignette? Together let’s see how many positive stories we can circulate throughout Epiphany (season of LIGHT) and beyond! Thanks for sharing your COMMENTS!!!
Hey, you commented on my post about all the ELCA business going on the last few months, and suggested that I read your blog about the “other side” of the issue. I have done so, and going back in time a little bit found this post.
First off, Project Light 2010 is grossly exaggerating something. ELCA has not decided to finally be inclusive to all groups of people etc. (or whatever the phrasing was). I’m all for being inclusive and loving everyone. But that already existed. Homosexuals were already allowed to worship in church, allowed to take communion. In the lutheran church, if you are a baptized member of the congregation, you can take communion (at least,that’s what it is at our church). ELCA is not making it “legal” for homosexuals to worship. They are making it “legal” for them to become leaders of a church, saying that they can now be in charge spiritually of a body of people. That’s what has people so riled up. Everyone is full of sin (God knows I am), but most people repent after they sin and ask forgiveness. Homosexuals are people who are still living in sin and have NOT repented. I at least, have an issue with ELCA saying that people who have not sought forgiveness from God becoming my spiritual leader.