Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Lesbian pastor's celebration ends with possible hate crime

Mark Saxenmeyer - WSTP-TV
August 13th, 2012

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It was a meant to be a day of celebration.

An openly gay, Evangelical Lutheran pastor from St. Paul has been appointed to a prominent leadership role -- to fight discrimination.

But the ceremony on Saturday ended with police investigating a possible hate crime in the parking lot outside the church where it was held.

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The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle - SDGLN Contributor
July 6th, 2012

Last week, Bishop Christopher Senyonjo and I had an opportunity to relax in the home of Tim and Michael, two dear friends in Minnetonka, Minn. We had been on the road fighting for global equality for two weeks, so it was a time to do laundry, have lunch with my partner Mile (as he changed planes on his way to Europe to visit his family) and give some support to the local campaign for marriage equality.

We were interviewed by KFAI Radio and shared some of the background of the anti-LGBT campaign in Africa.

Minneapolis-area Lutherans oppose marriage amendment

Rose French - Minneapolis Star-Tribune
February 18th, 2012

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Minneapolis-area Lutherans on Friday went on record against changing the state Constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.

Their vote made them one of the largest faith groups yet to formally oppose the amendment that will go before voters Nov. 6, which would ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Close to 700 Lutherans, representing congregations in the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, voted on a resolution opposing the amendment at the group's annual assembly at a Prior Lake church.

The relationship between faith and marriage equality

Ross Murray - GLAAD's Director of Religion, Faith & Values
February 6th, 2012

(Editor's note: This article was originally published on The Huffington Post SDGLN is a content-sharing partner with both GLAAD and HuffPost's Gay Voices.)