LCMS, WELS, ELS release report on years of informal discussion

Julian of Norwich said:

I'm a woman and LCMS. Although I do think women should be allowed to vote, I agree that women shouldn't have positions of authority over men (I really like the idea of an all male episcopal polity tho'). As far as HC, I do think it should be open to baptized Christians who believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist.

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Jim47 said:

I doubt whether this will ever happen in this life time.
I am an old member here and a former staffer. I've been a WELS member for 60 years or more. WELS has had many past meeting with the LCMS but instead of drawing us closer the LCMS drifted away even farther from Luther's teachings and from some key teachings in the bible. Some of those have already been mentioned in this thread.
Look for a book by John Brug named Church Fellowship. If memory serves me correctly there is another named "Whats going on Among The Lutherans? You may be able to find these at Amazon or www.WELS.net at Northwest Publishing.

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kdm1984 said:

I'm female and wouldn't change the closed communion policy.

I'm also autistic and oblivious to emotion.

I wonder if this is why the pastorate recommended me to consider authoritative positions over other women (deaconess, I think it's called here?) despite my autism...heh. I used to think of my condition as something of a curse because it prevents me from relating to other women over their various "issues," but it might be of benefit in other cases.

But I also think I'd be prone to arrogance and wield my intellect and lack of feeling over other women unkindly.

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