The ELCA is great on a lot of issues. In fact, sometimes we're too good on issues and not good enough on things like, I dunno, sharing Jesus...but that's another issue. The one thing that strikes me about the ELCA web page and social statements, however, is that--for a church that many call "progressive" or "liberal"--there aren't really many "progressive" topics. Yes, we've talked about some of the controversial stuff--sexuality and genetics is on the way, but to say that we've ahead of the curve on most things is really quite silly.
Take technology and social media. There is a tab for "Faith, Science and Technology" on the Social Issues web page, but it doesn't really tell you anything. Social networking, media? Eh, not so much. I realize the church feels like it has bigger fish to fry, but maybe we should think less about our pastors' sexual orientation and more about how it is that our young population is relating to the world. I've admitted before that there's a part of me that can't stand the proliferation of digital media, but it still affects my generation more than any other issue. It is core to who we are.
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