ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation is reacting with joy to today’s Supreme Court decisions on same-gender marriage. ReconcilingWorks applauds the court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the court’s majority opinion that affirmed state marriage laws seeking to protect people “in personhood and dignity.” The opinion also noted that...Continue reading→

Press Release RECONCILINGWORKS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   May 31, 2013 Contact: Emily Eastwood, Executive Director 952-239-3359 exec@reconcilingworks.org www.ReconcilingWorks.org Lutherans Elect First Bishop Who is Openly GayThe Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin, a premier scholar on Martin Luther, elected as Lutheran Bishop ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation celebrates the election of the Rev. Dr. Guy Erwin as Bishop...Continue reading→

ReconcilingWorks Expresses Disappointment, Calls on ELCA to Support Protections for All Families ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation is deeply saddened to learn that the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has failed to include the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA) as part of proposed federal legislation for comprehensive immigration reform. UAFA would amend the Immigration and Nationality...Continue reading→