The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s Commission on Theology and Church Relations has produced and compiled reports, opinions, and Bible studies on social issues and citizenship.
The CTCR’s documents examine topics such as the Lutheran view of church and state, racism, immigration, gambling, capital punishment, and the care of creation.
CTCR Reports
Reports — Social Issues and Citizenship
View in Document Library 1966 — Civil Obedience and Disobedience
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May 20 2024 1968 — Guidelines for Crucial Issues in Christian Citizenship
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May 20 2024 1976 — Capital Punishment
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May 20 2024 1976 — Equal Rights Amendment
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May 20 2024 1979 — Euthanasia with Guiding Principles
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May 20 2024 1984 — Abortion in Perspective
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May 20 2024 1987 — Divorce and Remarriage
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May 20 2024 1991 — 1 Corinthians 6:1-11: An Exegetical Study
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May 20 2024 1993 — Christian Care at Life’s End
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May 20 2024 1994 — Racism and the Church
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May 20 2024 1995 — Render Unto Caesar ... And Unto God: A Lutheran View of Church and State
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May 20 2024 1996 — Gambling
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May 20 2024 1999 — Faith Active in Love: Human Care in the Church's Life
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May 20 2024 2002 — What Child Is This? Marriage, Family and Human Cloning
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May 20 2024 2004 — Guidelines for Participation in Civic Events
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May 20 2024 2005 — Christian Faith and Human Beginnings: Christian Care and Pre-Implantation Human Life
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May 20 2024 2007 — Defending Pre-Implantation Human Life in the Public Square
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May 20 2024 2009 — Response to “A Common Word Between Us and You” — Muslim/Christian Relations
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May 20 2024 2010 — Together With All Creatures: Caring for God’s Living Earth
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May 20 2024 2012 — Immigrants Among Us: A Lutheran Framework for Addressing Immigration Issues
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May 20 2024 2014 — Gender Identity Disorder or Gender Dysphoria in Christian Perspective
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May 20 2024 2018 — Women and Military Service: A Lutheran Perspective
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May 20 2024 2019 — A Snapshot of Trending Tools: Christians and Social Media
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May 20 2024 2021 — Marriage Between Church and State: A Report on Clergy Serving as “Agents of the State”
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May 20 2024CTCR Opinions
CTCR Bible Studies
NOTE: The Report on Euthanasia with Guiding Principles from 1979 has been updated in the CTCR’s 1993 report Christian Care at Life’s End. An excerpted version of the 1979 report is provided in the appendix of the 1993 report.