3.1Therefore, based on this firm foundation and understanding of the One Church concept, and in view of the necessity to direct the Church in pastoral reverberation, always mindful of the Word of God and its profound meanings, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania is not ashamed to stand with the Lord. ELCT ardently wishes to record its stance in prophetic voice, that same-sex marriage is disastrous and a thorn to the body of our Lord Jesus Christ (1Cor.12:12-27); a thorn that is causing a lot of pain on an old wound in ELCT and elsewhere the world over; where similar views are shared on a tasteless and scandalous subject of same-sex marriages. A taste that is already causing untold cacophony, friction and embarrassment in many levels of international relations and leadership.
3.1 Kwa hiyo basi, kwa msingi wa ufahamu wa Kanisa moja, na kwa kuona ulazima wa kuongoza Kanisa kichungaji, kwa kufuata ufahamu wa Neno la Mungu na maungamo yake.Kanisa la Kiinjili la Kilutheri Tanzania linapenda kuonyesha bayana msimamo wake wa sauti ya kinabii, kuhusiana na suala la ndoa za watu wa jinsia moja, kwamba ni msongo mwitu na mwiba mkali katika mwili wa Bwana Yesu Kristo (1 Kor. 12: 12-27) unaosababisha jeraha lenye maumivu makali kwa wana KKKT na wenginewengi wamahali pengine ulimwenguni pote wenye msimamo kama wetu katika suala hili, katika ngazi mbalimbali za uhusiano na mfumo wa uongozi.