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The New York Times profiles a lesbian pastor who might lose her collar when the Lutheran Church gathers in 2009 to rule on pastor's in same-sex partnerships. She, according to the article, runs a loving ethnically diverse parish -- things that the modern church needs to embrace if it's going to survive.

But, because of an obscure passage in the Old Testament right after God tells the people not to have sex with women during that time of the month, the congregation that has mostly embraced their lesbian leader might be looking for a new pastor in the coming months.

And be sure that some of these women will be looking for a new church as well.