A recent suit was filed in Cass County, N.D., against the ELCA Eastern North Dakota Synod alleging discrimination against conservative members. The suit lists the ELCA; the synod; Norman Lutheran in Kindred, N.D.; a pastor; and several parishioners as defendants. The family that filed the suit said it has been members of Norman for 23 years and now feel ostracized for expressing opinions against hiring an openly gay pastor.
From scarcity to sanctuary
When New York State Pride reached out to local churches in the early 2000s seeking shelter space for LGBTQIA+ youth during the coldest months of the year, Trinity Lutheran Church…