A zeal for liberal politics but not for the salvation of souls: Head ELCA bishop again condemns Trump’s executive orders

2/5/2025

(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)

Recently President Trump declared there are only two genders. Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has stated that everyone is not either male or female, there is a spectrum. In a new statement (below), Eaton again condemns Trump and the way he is enforcing America’s immigration laws.

If you look at the last three press releases from the ELCA, two are against Trump and one is about healing from racism.

Whatever happened to saving the lost by bringing them to Christ? That is something one does not hear about from Eaton. She told a Chicago newspaper that, if Hell exists, she believes it is empty. She has also stated that the business of the Church is not so much about saving souls.

So what is the business of the Church? From the ELCA’s press releases, it appears to be promoting liberal politics. And one will never hear a word for the protection of unborn children from the head bishop. A few years ago before Roe v. Wade was overthrown, Eaton went to the White House to lobby in favor of abortion rights.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock

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6 Comments

Bob

2/6/2025 09:47:50 am

Have you seen the you tube video of her melting down about the accusations about the church money laundering money from bringing in illegal s

Born again

2/7/2025 01:22:37 pm

Sounds like these tyrants may be in on the USAID crooked gravy train. Imagine that.

William E. Stevenson Jr.

2/7/2025 02:33:14 pm

A Biased ELCA Bishop? How odd.

2/8/2025 09:54:14 am

This must be how they got the money to Hamas. Can't wait to see the bishop perp walked

Didaskalos link

2/8/2025 12:27:48 pm

Meanwhile, in a biblical branch of Lutheranism light years apart from the ELCA:

'2025 TO DO LIST'
-- https://www.lcrlfreedom.org/blog/word-from-the-center-friday-february-7-2025

What might we, as a people, wish to accomplish in the coming year? Most of it has to do with gaining our voice, and then putting our words into action. That means cultivating courage.

First, we should deal with a constellation of issues revolving around gender. Of course, men should not be allowed to participate in women's sports. Speak up, boycott, act like you mean it. Likewise, let us keep males out of the public bathrooms of women. Protest. Let them know you care about your daughters. Along with that we must begin once again to speak the truth and to reclaim the language. Do not call Rachel Levine a woman, for he is not. Mock those who cannot answer the question, "What is a woman?" And, for heaven's sake, never speak of gender affirming care. Call out such surgery for the barbarism that it is, resulting in irreversible damage, bodily mutilation, a lifetime of misery. Make such treatment illegal everywhere. Instead, help our young people become comfortable in their own bodies.

Along those same lines, do not cower when it comes to the public pollution of our culture. Drag queens are not cute or lovable, and when they host story hours they are predators and groomers. Don't just grumble and mumble; speak out. Likewise, public libraries must be called out for supplying books that support this ideology, thus becoming part of the grooming process. So also we have much to do at our schools, erasing DEI, but more so must we create a culture in which parents are no longer sending their children to government schools whose aim is at odds with all that we hold dear.

And this part may be harder on many. We have to stop pretending that living together is ok. Christian parents must stop winking, smiling, and ignoring. Dr. Laura was right when she called it shacking up. But it's not enough to tear down that which is bad if we do not build up that which is good. And if we can't talk to our own family members, we are cowards.

On the pro-life front, we have to fight against Plan B and the abortion pills, Misoprostol and the like. Never apologize or hem and haw about speaking out for the unborn. Attend a life rally; protest a Planned Parenthood. Get involved with a pro-life group in your own hometown. Put yourself out there. Say what you know to be true.

Churches must be engaged, and pastors must preach about such things. And that means, and this is the biggest thing of all, we must actually go to church, every week. Go to a faithful church that holds to the Bible as the Word of God. Support faithful pastors who are prophets, and don't treat church as if it were just a social club or a place of spiritual affirmation. While many of us need to go to the gym, it should also be our New Year's resolution to exercise the muscles of courage. So much to do, but we've got to start somewhere.

**The Rev. Dr. Peter Scaer is professor and chairman of the Exegetical Department at [the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod’s ]Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.

A REader

2/9/2025 02:18:14 pm

It is very easy to preach about "loving your neighbor" when the group has been getting hundreds of millions of taxpayer money. I'm sure they have done many good things but it is also a business venture cash cow. Take more money out of the ELCA offering plates to cover the funding of the illegals and see if Bishop Eaton still walks the talk!

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