Dear Friends and Members of Lutherans Concerned/North America:   Annually, the last Sunday in January is designated as “Reconciling in Christ Sunday.” RIC Sunday is an opportunity to celebrate the witness of God’s love for persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities. It’s a time to highlight what it means to live a theology...Continue reading→

December 1 is World AIDS Day, a day set aside worldwide for prayer, action, reflection, remembrance, awareness and advocacy about the AIDS pandemic,  33 million people infected worldwide.  The U.S. Center for Disease Control estimates that a new person is infected with the disease every nine and a half minutes.   AIDS, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,...Continue reading→

Today, November 17, the California Supreme Court handed down its decision that the proponents of Proposition 8 had the right to appeal the August 2010 decision of Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, U.S. District Court, that the law was unconstitutional.   This ruling answers the question asked of the California Supreme Court by the 9th U.S....Continue reading→