Gay issues have become ordinary?

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) begins a weeklong meeting on Monday in Minneapolis. The newsworthy item on the agenda is whether gay clergy in committed relationships should be allowed to be pastors. Another denomination wrestling over gay clergy? How -- humdrum. The liberals have a good chance of winning this one as recently happened in the Episcopal Church. Yes, there is still opposition. But the anti-gay forces are getting tired and want the battle over. There are already plans to form a conservative sub-group in the church with its own constitution, education system, and rules for clergy.