Hillbilly Musings: Good On ELCA!

Friday, August 21, 2009

Good On ELCA!

Today the ELCA, our brothers and sisters in communion, officially voted that gay and lesbian clergy in comitted, monogamous "lifelong relations" are in fact eligible for ordination! Welcome aboard!

This news is of interest to me also because All Saints is currently renting space from Christ the King Lutheran Church (ELCA).

Thanks be to God!

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Symptoms and Danger SignsWarning Signs of SuicideIdeation (thinking, talking or wishing about suicide)

Substance use or abuse (increased use or change in substance)

Puposelessness (no sense of purpose or belonging)

AngerTrapped (feeling like there is no way out)
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hobbies)
Anxiety (restlessness, irritability, agitation)Recklessness
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Mood disturbance (dramatic changes in mood)

Additional Warning Signs of Suicide

Talking about suicide.Looking for ways to die (internet
searches for ho to commit suicide, looking for guns, pills, etc.)
Statements about hopelessness, helplessness, or
worthlessness.
Preoccupation with death.
Suddenly happier, calmer.
Loss of interest in things one cares about.
Visiting or calling people one cares about.
Making arrangements; setting one's affairs in order.
Giving things away, such as prized possessions.

A suicidal person urgently needs to see a doctor or mental health professional.

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