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The post that our presiding Bishop posted concerning our President's use federal troops on peaceful protesters.

LIRS President & CEO Krish O'Mara Vignarajah responds to news of the administration's changes to the public charge rule -- which would potentially deny legal status to legal immigrants who have received certain public benefits or who are deemed likely to do so in the future.

For pastors who serve communion with babies on their backs, we give God thanks and praise! #ELCAcwa [: Claire Embil]

On day two of the 2019 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was reelected on the first ballot. Find out more about other key actions considered and taken by voting members:

Around 750 Lutherans, including voting members of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, gathered for a prayer vigil in support of migrant children and families. They walked from the Wisconsin Center to the nearby U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. #ELCAcwa

The policy statement, A Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment is adopted by the ELCA Churchwide Assembly with 97.48% voting in favor. May this document encourage and nurture our inter-religious relations as we strive to uphold these commitments! #ELCAcwa

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the social statement "Faith, Sexism, and Justice: A Call to Action" with 97% in favor. May this statement be a call to action grounded in God’s faithful resolve that all people flourish and have abundant life!

The world is about to turn! The ELCA Churchwide Assembly sings "Canticle of the Turning" following the vote to adopt the social statement "Faith, Sexism, and Ju...stice: A Call to Action." #ELCAcwa The statement was adopted with 97% of the vote and can be found here: https://elca.org//Current-Social-Writing/Women-and-Justice

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly has voted to adopt the Strategy Toward Authentic Diversity with more than 98% of the vote. May God bless us with wisdom and love as we strive to be a truly inclusive and diverse church. https://s3.amazonaws.com//SGWzTmEkymzmnyZBSsWB17wdbqvKVvw9

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly votes to make ordination the entrance rite for Ministers of Word and Service with 88% of the vote. May God bless and keep those wh...o serve as deacons in our church! #ELCAcwa Read the full Constitutional Provision 7.52 on the entrance rite for Ministers of Word and Service here (p. 11): https://s3.amazonaws.com//gsNqNBoIdzViUMVU1NT7meAJwttd0EX1

On the same day the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America declared itself a sanctuary church body, signaling its support for immigrants, members of the mainl...ine Protestant denomination taped 9.5 theses expressing their concern for immigrants and refugees to the door of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Milwaukee. See more

Four mass shootings in one week. People were shopping, at a festival, a night out, a domestic dispute. Gun violence is a symptom of a deeper sickness. This isn’t about them. It’s about us. Time for reflection and action.

Christians are invited to sign on to a statement standing against #ChristianNationalism. The Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, ELCA presiding bishop, has led the way by signing, as have more than 2,000 people representing all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and from more than three dozen Christian traditions. You can sign too. More at https://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/7996