en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/666384 Comments by jkarthur http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/08/15/a-look-at-the-declining-membership-of-the-elca/#IDComment35339231 I am a Lutheran and former Seminarian and I have a couple of thoughts as to why the decline- ____#1- fewer children being born- Lutheran families used to be larger than they are now.__#2- the ELCA doesn't stand for anything- even the new rules on sexuality don't really make a statement.__#3- the Bible has become a relative book- meaning that the church (and its members) pick and choose what part of the Bible they wish to follow. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:46:56 +0000 http://www.jakebouma.com/2008/08/15/a-look-at-the-declining-membership-of-the-elca/#IDComment35339231