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2019-12-13 Olde Tyme Religion

HALLELUJAH! Evangelical Lutheran Church ordains first transgender Latina

[WashingtonExaminer] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has ordained a transgender Latina, marking a first for the 4 million-member mainline Protestant denomination.

Nicole Garcia, 60, was installed earlier this month as the mission development pastor of Westview Lutheran Church in Boulder, Colorado, which describes itself as "an affirming, welcoming community."

"Nobody can question my faith, my devotion to Christ, my devotion to the church. That’s why I’m the pastor here," Garcia told NBC News. "Being trans is secondary."

Garcia, who is also a licensed professional counselor in the state of Colorado, was born into the Roman Catholic Church but left Christianity for more than 20 years because of confusion about sexuality and gender.

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [15 views ] Top

#1 Martina Luther-Navratilova

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 00:20|| 2019-12-13 00:20|| Front Page Top

#2 As I sent off charitable contributions along with my Christmas cards yesterday, little did I know I'd be reading this and shaking my head, glad that I pulled the rip cord on the ELCA circus years ago.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 00:52|| 2019-12-13 00:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Those wild and crazy Lutherans....

Posted by Mercutio 2019-12-13 08:26|| 2019-12-13 08:26|| Front Page Top

#4 After all, there's all this stuff about trans-figuration, trans-substantiation and trans-scendance in their scripture...

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-13 11:35|| 2019-12-13 11:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Tom Lehrer:

At the ecumenical council in Rome, known as Vatican II [they tried] to make the Church more commercial: introduce the vernacular into portions of the mass, replace latin, and widen somewhat the range of music permissible in the liturgy.

But if they really want to sell the product, in this secular age, they ought to redo some of the liturgical music in popular song forms. I have a modest example here. It's called "The Vatican Rag":

First you get down on your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect,
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Do whatever steps you want, if
You have cleared them with the pontiff.
Everybody say his own
Kyrie Eleison,
Doin' the VATICAN RAG!

Get in line in that processional,
Step into that small confessional,
There, the guy who's got religion'll
Tell you if your sin's original.
If it is, try playin' it safer,
Drink the wine and chew the wafer,
Two, four, six, eight,
Time to transubstantiate!

So get down upon your knees,
Fiddle with your rosaries,
Bow your head with great respect,
And genuflect, genuflect, genuflect!

Make a cross on your abdomen,
When in rome do like a roman,
Ave Maria,
Gee it's good to see ya,
Gettin' ecstatic an'
Sorta dramatic an'
Doin' the VATICAN RAG!

Posted by Lex 2019-12-13 12:29|| 2019-12-13 12:29|| Front Page Top

#6 the 4 million-member mainline Protestant denomination.

Do I not remember correctly that they started with about 10 million members when they were formed several years ago?

How do you create a small liberal denomination? Start with a large one.

Posted by Tom 2019-12-13 13:43|| 2019-12-13 13:43|| Front Page Top

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