The resolved clauses (quick summary, may miss nuance):
- Affirm that only human beings ultimately bear moral responsibility
- Directs the relevant division to develop a study guide and ethical and fair use guidelines
- Encourages councils to use a values framework (borrowed from PCUSA)
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The assembly, by loud acclaim, agrees to skip debating debate. Debate is closed.
The amendment (to remove the requirement that certain members of certain groups must live in or next to the synod they are elected from) fails, just shy of 2/3, 404-211.
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Now we have 2 other members naming some of the other harmful things hat have happened, including youth and young adults hurt by the suggestion that they are not CAPABLE of serving, and confusion over the litany was read yesterday, which didn't clearly communicate the harm that was done.
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Praying is now happening. So much praying! Pray for us, please. Come, Holy Spirit!
Meanwhile, the YouTube chat is buzzing with excitement about different candidates, which seems like a good sign to me.
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Bishop Kevin Strickland may or may not have been a classmate of mine, and therefore I'm going to tell you had that he had an excellent theological education.
He is making the most of his four minutes.
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Next is Pastor Angela Shannon, who is honest about both the struggles and the joys of ministry. She quite correctly points out that we have RESEARCH proving that women of color (especially Black women) wait longer to find calls, and she's working hard to change that.
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The amendment passed, and now we're working on a substitute motion, possibly? Did anyone catch what that was about?
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As mild as it is (it's affirming the generally very cautious work we are already doing), there is going to be seem opposition to this one.
And, we have an amendment! Which adds the Arab and Middle Eastern Ministries desk and the Assoc. of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage. #ELCACWA
I am! See you there! #ELCA
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Who is attending, watching and posting here about #ELCACWA25 #ELCACWA #ELCA #CWA25
Imran Siddiqui: I just got re-elected synod VP last month.
Bishop Eaton: Sorry, Kevin. 😆
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I am super excited about these three awesome POC VP candidates at #elcacwa.
I’m going to point out though that bodies that are 97% white love putting one POC in leadership. I encourage my @ELCA siblings to remember that we’re not going to “solve racism” with one election.
Oh good, the bishop finally got to the actual performative speech act of an apology. I was getting worried there. #elcacwa
Ling/acad twitter—high probability that I’ll be tweeting a bunch of church stuff this week. If you aren’t into Lutheran stuff, feel free to mute #ELCAcwa
However we are about to rejigger our statement on human sexuality and this should be very interesting/infuriating/cool
Following #ELCAcwa today, particularly the work that @tvrasche is doing with #DecolonizeLutheranism.
Tuhina is something special, y'all.
