Sincere deception and the homosexualized Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America , the country's largest Lutheran denomination , now has its first openly gay bishop from Los Angeles, California , who has been elected to a six-year term. The Rev. R. Guy Erwin was elected Friday to a six-year term as bishop of the ELCA's Southwest California Synod at the church's annual assembly in Woodland Hills , Calif, the denomination said in a statement, noting that "Erwin is the ELCA's first synod bishop who is gay and in a partnered relationship." Erwin, interim pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Canoga Park , Calif., was elected on the sixth ballot receiving 210 votes of 381 cast. The synod is made up more than 120 congregations in five counties. This is the deception right here: "The ELCA is a church that belongs to Christ, and in it there is a place for all," The Associated Press quoted church spokeswoman Melissa Ramirez Cooper as saying. Further deception: "The election of Pastor Erwin i