When the Church of Rome was filled with corruption, Martin Luther didn’t ignore it and say, “I didn’t change, they did.”
He took action!
Your flock in the ELCA is associated with those who deny the inerrancy of Scripture. Protect your people!
A few reasons:
1. Most congregations are normal. The weirdos get the headlines.
2. I didn’t change, they did.
3. Today’s ELCA is still, formally, a big tent. There are moves to change that - and if/when that comes, that will change things for a LOT of people like me.