Bishop of Largest ELCA Synod an Activist for Gay Marriage

2012 has shown us ELCA bishop after bishop after bishop put on their gay rights advocacy hat and publicly clamor for gay marriage.  (see here, here, here) Yet I can’t come up with one ELCA bishop, of which there are 66 serving in this leadership role, who has publicly stood up for Biblical, one man one woman marriage.  More on that later.

The latest gay rights activist bishop is the newly elected Rev. Ann M. Svennungsen of the Minneapolis Area Synod.  A few days ago, she was “at the State Fair to rally against the proposed  constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage on the November ballot.”  (read here)  Bishop Svennungsen stood at a microphone during this big public appeal by religious leaders, lending her voice to encouraged the people of Minnesota to vote “no” on the amendment.

An interesting side note about Bishop Svennungsenn is told to us by the Minneapolis’ Star Tribune which states, “After seminary, Svennungsen and her husband served as associate pastors at Zion Lutheran Church in Iowa City. There she and the senior pastor's wife, Mary Nilsen, took on the all-male language for God.” (read here)  It figures, if you walk in complete contradiction to scripture in one area, you’ll likely do the same in many areas.  This happens when one doesn't believe what the Bible clearly says.

Back to my question, why are there NO ELCA bishops standing up and defending traditional marriage?  Has the liberal ELCA leadership made it impossible for a Bible believing, conservative bishop to voice his/her opinion?  Are they scared?  Are there any Bible believing conservative bishops in the ELCA?  No matter the answer, the results are the same.  There is not one ELCA bishop who is willing to stand up for traditional Biblical truth on sexuality.