The Forum ran a story today on a church that voted to leave the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. There was a sense in that rural North Dakota congregation that the ELCA was making statements that went against farmers. If you want to take a deeper look at the issue, here are some additional resources related to that story.

• The story mentions a draft of an ELCA social statement on genetics. You can view the draft here.
• Read the executive summary of the draft statement here.
• An ELCA FAQ on the draft genetics social statement is posted here.
• Get more info on the draft statement from the ELCA.
• Here is a “Dakota Farmer” piece on the issue.
• The Forum story mentions Sarah Bedgar Wilson’s “Farmer on a Mission” blog on the topic. You can read her blog post here.
• Anselm Trinity Lutheran Church joined Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. You can read more about that denomination/association here.