FRC Attacks Tim Walz Over His LGBTQ-Friendly Church

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website:

“All people are ALWAYS welcome to receive Holy Communion,” announced the church newsletter. Lead pastor Jen Rome (“she/her”) confirmed this at the most recent service, declaring, “You are all welcome at this table. Whatever your age, wherever you are at in your life of doubt and faith … you are welcome at Christ’s table.”

This differs from the practice of many churches that restrict the Lord’s table to baptized believers, based on Paul’s warning to the Corinthians.

“Pilgrim is a Reconciling in Christ church,” their website states, “which includes a partnership with Reconciling Works, a ministry devoted to welcoming, celebrating, and advocating for the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ individuals in Lutheran faith communities.” All six members of the Reconciling Works Board of Directors identity as LGBT, not including their non-binary chaplain.

Read the full article. The piece goes on and on and on and features a header image of a pastor greeting parishioners while wearing a rainbow sash.

Largely unknown outside the Land of 10,000 Lakes, Tim Walz is the subject of numerous biographical pieces this week.

Republicans have sought to paint him as a leftwing figure, highlighting stances and policies they dislike — and by attacking his church. https://t.co/GPxwbHmVLF

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