CHICAGO, IL - The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, a mainline protestant denomination that is home to some 3 million Lutherans, has released a statement declaring that the ELCA will be dropping all the problematic words from its name including "Evangelical," "Lutheran," "Church," and "America."

This preliminary statement was adopted by the necessary two-thirds majority of the Churchwide Assembly, recognizing how troubling several of the words were and how deeply offensive and hurtful they were to members of the community.

"This is the right move in 2020," declared Bishop April Ulring Larson. "For too long, our denomination has had its foot on the brakes in this race to progress. These damaging words have no place in an inclusive, safe, and loving community of faith."

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