Over 300 faith leaders–including over 45 ELCA Lutheran pastors and a bishop–support the freedom to marry in Illinois. Click on the graphic below to see their letter of support and the full list of signatories.    

A report from the Rev. Kim Beckmann in Chicago: In a Valentine’s Day session, the Illinois State Senate voted 34 – 21 yesterday in favor of SB 10: the Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness Act. This vote was a significant step toward making Illinois the tenth state to legally recognize and support the loving commitments...Continue reading→

Yesterday, Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke of the Oregon Synod (ELCA), along with a large, ecumencial group of clergy in the Portland metro area, signed a petition in support of putting a call for the freedom to marry on the November 2014 ballot in Oregon. Bishop Brauer-Rieke also wrote a letter to members of the Oregon Synod,...Continue reading→