Christian Liberals & Progressive People of Faith

I thought the Episcopalians were socially liberal and that the ones who disagreed had already left to form a more conservative branch. That’s what has happen to the ELCA. After eons of debating about it, the church adopted a resolution in 2009 to allow decisions about same-sex marriage and gay clergy up to each individual congregation. A fair number of ELCA churches left to form a more conservative Lutheran group. (Don’t let the door hit you on your way out, folks). But for the rest of us, it is up to the individual congregation and not the synod (region).
When same-sex marriage became legal in PA, every ELCA congregation was sent a letter requesting that the church’s council vote on the issue. I’m proud to say that my church’s council, of which I am still a member, voted unanimously to allow same-sex weddings in our church.