Reconciling Works

The marriage equality bill sponsored by Governor Martin O’Malley passed the Maryland Senate this afternoon, 25-22, having passed the House of Delegates last week.  The bill will now go to the Governor, who has said he will sign it, making Maryland the eighth state to enshrine marriage equality in their laws. Opponents say they will […]

Today, Friday, in a sea of green voting cards which said “yes,” the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) spoke out in opposition to the proposed amendment to the state constitution that would deprive the right to a civil marriage to same-gender partners.   Met in assembly, the largest synod […]

The online registration for Reconciling Works 2012 has opened.  Reconciling Works 2012 is the biennial assembly of Lutherans Concerned/North America.  The Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Convention will be held as well during Reconciling Works 2012.  The assembly and convention will be held in Washington, D.C., July 6-10, in the facilities of Luther Place Lutheran Church […]

As you have probably heard by now, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled today that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional, which supports the original ruling by Judge Walker.  That ruling by the Ninth Circuit was issued this morning.   The ruling (2-1) was by a three judge panel of the Ninth Circuit.  The ruling […]

 A rally and lobbying visits to legislators in support of marriage equality bill in Maryland are being held in Lawyer’s Mall (in front of the State Capitol), Annapolis, Maryland 21401, on February 13 at 6 pm.   Sponsored by Equality Maryland, part of the Marylanders for Marriage Equality coalition, speakers featured at the rally will include […]

[The message below comes to us from the Reconciling Ministries Network, the welcoming movement for full inclusion in the United Methodist Church — the equivalent to LC/NA there.]  “We are requesting your assistance for the upcoming United Methodist General Conference April 19 – May 4, 2012.  Who do you know who is fluent in French and English or Portuguese […]

The Washington State Senate has passed a bill providing equality in marriage yesterday.  The bill now moves to the State House of Representatives next week, where it is expected to pass.  The governor has already said she will sign the bill into law when presented to her.  Washington State stands now to become the seventh […]

Reconciling Lutherans is a program of ReconcilingWorks for individuals. We invite all Lutherans to publicly witness to their call for a church and world that welcome and include all:  People of every age, class, color, ethnic origin; people of all sexual orientations and gender identities; people who are single, married, divorced, separated, blessed or partnered; people who are temporarily-able, disabled, or of differing abilities.

Please sign up, even if you are already a member of ReconcilingWork and even if you are a member of a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Congregation. 

    The Rev. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), will deliver the keynote address of LC/NA’s assembly, Reconciling Works 2012, on Saturday, July 7, at 2:00 pm.  Bishop Hanson is widely known as a leader with an evangelical passion and imagination who embraces the Christian tradition, the […]

Bishop Boerger of Northwest Washington Synod Asks State Senate to Pass Marriage Equality Bishop Chris Boerger, ELCA Northwest Washington Synod, testified on Monday at a public hearing of the Washington State Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections, saying that he was in favor of LGBT couples being able to have legally-recognized […]