Mainline Protestantism Won’t Be Saved by ‘Ecumenicism’

Earlier this month, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) altered the core doctrinal statement of Christianity for the sake of “unity.”

At the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, members overwhelmingly approved a resolution to remove a clause from the Nicene Creed, the ancient profession of belief at the heart of Christianity. In a vote of 748 to 15, “following the unanimous recommendation of the Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Committee of the Conference of Bishops and the Church Council,” the “Filioque clause” was banished and an altered creed adopted.

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Earlier this month, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) altered the core doctrinal statement of Christianity for the sake of “unity.”

At the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, members overwhelmingly approved a resolution to remove a clause from the Nicene Creed, the ancient profession of belief at the heart of Christianity. In a vote of 748 to 15, “following the unanimous recommendation of the Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Committee of the Conference of Bishops and the Church Council,” the “Filioque clause” was banished and an altered creed adopted.