The crackup of the -ism of Luther continues apace.

But Fyodor! They are canning (sorry) an active sodomite minister!

Are they, kiddies? Are they really?

RedNova: Homosexual Lutheran Pastor Removed Over Partner
Atlanta - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America said Thursday it is removing from the clergy a gay minister who announced he has a partner.

The Rev. Bradley Schmeling, who has led St. John's Lutheran Church in Atlanta since 2000, will be removed from the roster effective Aug. 15, according to a report from the ELCA's disciplinary committee.

The committee, however, also said that the church document that bars practicing homosexuals from the clergy is "bad policy" and encouraged church leaders to abandon it. The delay in Schmeling's removal gives the ELCA a chance to nullify it by changing the document at an August meeting.

Without the language in the document, the panel said it would agree with near unanimity that there is nothing about Schmeling's relationship "that would impede the proclamation of the gospel or the right administration of the sacraments."

Hmmm...It sounds like there is quite a lot of wiggle room (sorry) in that document, kiddies.