Tanzania Lutherans Reject Aid From 'Pro-Gay Marriage' Churches

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NAIROBI (RNS/ENI) The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania says it will not accept money or help from groups that allow or support the legalization of same-sex marriages.

"Those in same-sex marriages, and those who support the legitimacy of such marriage, shall not be invited to work in the ELCT," says a statement posted to the church's Web site on April 29. "We further reject their influence in any form, as well as their money and their support."

Church officials referred Ecumenical News International to the presiding bishop of the church, the Rev. Alex Malasusa, but neither he nor the ELCT general secretary Brighton Kilewa could be reached.

The statement comes in advance of the 70-million strong Lutheran World Federation assembly in Stuttgart, Germany, from July 20-27, where homosexuality is expected to be a divisive issue.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/05/tanzania-lutherans-reject_n_565145.html

[jwirr]

1. As a Lutheran I suspect they have made a disastrous mistake. The

liberal branch of the Lutheran church is the most active in assisting others. The others do not even help those of us here at home in the USA.