From the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America websight

A Proposed Social Statement on Human Sexuality

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is preparing a social statement on human sexuality to be considered by the Churchwide Assembly in 2009.

This document is the draft of that social statement and it will be revised following discussion throughout this church. There are several ways to participate in that process:


Study, discuss, comment
You are invited to study, discuss, and comment on this draft and thereby contribute to the development of the proposed social statement for 2009.
Participate in a hearing
You are also invited to attend hearings on this draft to be held in various synods.
Deadline
The deadline for submitting comments is November 1, 2008.