American Lutheran Church

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Please note: the document you are reading is one which was voted on by a church body which preceded the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Any such statement has the status of a "historical document." These documents may guide the ELCA and inform the work of the Department for Studies, and act as policy when sufficient agreement exists and the ELCA has not adopted another statement on the same subject. However, social statements of predecessor church bodies do not constitute ELCA policy, as they have not been voted on by a Churchwide Assembly. When quoting or referring to these documents, please take care to make the non-binding nature of this relationship clear.

The social policy documents contained in this JLE Portfolio were social policy documents of the American Lutheran Church, one of the predecessor church bodies to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).

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Abortion: A Statement of Judgement and Conviction, A Resolution of The American Lutheran Church (1980), by American Lutheran Church
Abortion: A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1976), by American Lutheran Church
Abortion: Report of the Task Force on Abortion, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1980), by American Lutheran Church
Abortion: The Value of Human Life, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1976), by American Lutheran Church
American Military Involvement in Southeast Asia -- A Majority Report, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1972), by American Lutheran Church
Amnesty in Perspective, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1972), by American Lutheran Church
Apartheid, A Series of Statements of the American Lutheran Church (1980 - 1985), by American Lutheran Church
Appointed Once to Die, A leaflet of Observations on Death and Dying by The American Lutheran Church (1965), by American Lutheran Church
Can New Nuclear Weapons Prevent Nuclear War?, by American Lutheran Church
Christian Concern for General Education, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1974), by American Lutheran Church
Christian Counseling on Abortion, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1974), by American Lutheran Church
Christian Social Responsibility, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1978), by American Lutheran Church
Church-State Relations in the USA, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1966), by American Lutheran Church
Citizenship, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1958), by American Lutheran Church
Combating Inflation, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1974), by American Lutheran Church
Death and Dying: An Analysis Offered by Task Force on Ethical Issues in Human Medicine, ALC (1977), by American Lutheran Church
Decision in a Time of National Crisis, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1968), by American Lutheran Church
Effective Ministry in Intercultural Communities, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1964), by American Lutheran Church
Equality of Opportunity -- A Civil Right, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1966), by American Lutheran Church
Families and Violence: The Church's Role, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1986), by American Lutheran Church
Gambling and the Public Good, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1984), by American Lutheran Church
Human Law and the Conscience of Believers, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1984), by American Lutheran Church
Human Sexuality and Sexual Behavior, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1980), by American Lutheran Church
Interracial Marriage, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1968), by American Lutheran Church
Mandate for Peacemaking, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1982), by American Lutheran Church
Manifesto of Our Nation's Third Century, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1976), by American Lutheran Church
National Service and Selective Service Reform, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1970), by American Lutheran Church
Nuclear Energy -- Problems and Promises A Study Paper of The American Lutheran Church
Pastoral Care with Couples Living Together Outside of Marriage: A Study Paper of The American Lutheran Church, by American Lutheran Church
Peace, Justice, and Human Rights, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1972), by American Lutheran Church
Pornography, A Series of Statements of the American Lutheran Church and an analysis by ALC Office of Church in Society (1974, 1985), by American Lutheran Church
Public Schools and Religious Practices, A Series of Statements of the American Lutheran Church (1971, 1980, 1984), by American Lutheran Church
Racism in the Church, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1974), by American Lutheran Church
Sent into the World, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1970)
SOS: A Call to Affirmation of Human Values, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1972), by American Lutheran Church
Sunday Closing Laws, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church in America (1964), by American Lutheran Church
Tax Credits for Private School Tuition Payments, A Statement of the Church Council of The American Lutheran Church (1983), by American Lutheran Church
Tax Reform: A Cuse for Christian Action, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1970), by American Lutheran Church
Teachings and Practice on Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage (1982), by American Lutheran Church
The American Lutheran Church and the American Indian, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1974), by American Lutheran Church
The Environment Crisis, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1970), by American Lutheran Church
The Land, A Series of Statements of The American Lutheran Church (1978, 1982), by American Lutheran Church
The Nature of the Church and its Relationship with Government, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1980), by American Lutheran Church
The Unfinished Reformation, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1980), by American Lutheran Church
Toward Fairness in Public Taxing and Spending, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1982), by American Lutheran Church
Traffic Safety, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1968), by American Lutheran Church
Vietnam 1968, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1968), by American Lutheran Church
Violence in Television Programming, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1970), by American Lutheran Church
War, Peace, and Freedom, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1966), by American Lutheran Church
Women and Men in Church and Society: Toward a Wholeness in the Christian Community, A Statement of The American Lutheran Church (1972), by American Lutheran Church
War, Peace, and Freedom, A Statement of the American Lutheran Church (1966), by American Lutheran Church

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