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Bin Laden death calls for 'solemn remembrance,' says ELCA presiding bishop

Bin Laden death calls for 'solemn remembrance,' says ELCA presiding bishop

May 2, 2011

CHICAGO (ELCA) -- Responding to the May 1 news of Osama bin Laden's
death, the Rev. Mark S. Hanson, presiding bishop of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), said bin Laden's death "is an occasion
for solemn remembrance."

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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.

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