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For progressives in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the wider Christian church and society at large, the vote was a thrilling victory after decades of struggle and setback. For conservatives, the vote signaled a decisive break with scripture and tradition and called the orthodoxy and orthopraxy of the this denomination into question. Almost one year later, we can take a step back to consider what happened in Minneapolis and to map some of the trajectories of this historic vote.

To turn suddenly to sisters as the rescue workers for a male-led institution is to saddle them with a clean-up operation that would “naturally” be a woman’s job in patriarchy.

“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”

“Tea Party Republican” calls for “pulpit challenge.”

Sarah Palin-approved Republican is accused of an extramarital affair.

Does Mark Tooley ever get tired of kicking Bob Edgar?

A new book by an iconic rapper, the Wu Tang Clan’s RZA, told in the voice of a street sage, tells the story of his ascent from the mean streets of Brooklyn to the pinnacle of success, and shows him to be the quintessential postmodern American spiritual seeker.

Life imitates Idiocracy.

Maybe not, but they may be ditching the faith strategy.

But still freaking out about polygamy… after all these years. Discuss.