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Learn About ELCA Bishop Stacie R. Fidlar

10/24/2022

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Rev. Stacie R. Fidlar is the new bishop of the ELCA's Northern Illinois Synod. Here is some of what she posts on social media:

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Read about the event speaker Bishop Fidlar is publicizing here.
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ELCA Lutheranism: A pro-choice, pro-lesbian denomination

10/17/2022

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

Below is a picture of a lesbian pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and her "wife". She has posted memes stating "I chose abortion", "This pastor is pro-choice", "Trans is beautiful" and a rainbow meme "This pastor will marry you and support you as you access reproductive healthcare. Full stop. No exceptions."

The ELCA's official abortion statement is muddled. One page sounds pro-choice, another sounds pro-life. But the bottom line is this: the ELCA pays for abortion for any reason whatsoever in its healthcare plan which is funded by offering dollars. The bottom line is also this: Recently the head bishop of the ELCA went to the White House to stand in favor of abortion rights and Roe v. Wade.

The ELCA has also become much bolder in recent years in its promotion of all things LGBT. The ELCA's national magazine, Living Lutheran, has published many pro-LGBT articles, but has not printed one article representing the traditional, biblical viewpoint on homosexuality. I know, because we asked about paying for an advertisement for a group which helps people out of homosexuality, but Living Lutheran turned us down stating that such a view no longer represents more recent teaching of the ELCA. But in 2009, when the ELCA voted to ordain practicing homosexuals, conservatives were assured that their viewpoint would also be allowed and respected. Not anymore.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=547335566727274&set=pb.100043525052350.-2207520000..&type=3

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Gay ELCA pastor preaches that we follow Jesus by working for abortion rights

10/11/2022

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

The two men pictured in the first link below are “married” and both are pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  The one on the right recently preached a sermon (see video below) entitled “The road ahead will be difficult”.  In it he tells parishioners that we follow Jesus by working for abortion rights.  He also quotes the ELCA’s head bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, who has also called upon Lutherans to work for abortion rights.

Tragic.  “Thou shalt not kill” was not mentioned.  

Please pray for Christ’s Church.

In Jesus our Savior,

Pastor Tom Brock


https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100871211507480&set=a.558482085790&type=3


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Upcoming Proposals at 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly

7/20/2022

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2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly happens in a couple weeks. On the docket:

"Proposals (known as memorials) from the ELCA's 65 synods that address social justice issues and matters relating to the structure of the ELCA, including greenhouse gas reduction; gun violence; LGBTQIA+ welcome; pastoral counseling as a result of changes to Roe v. Wade; the land back movement; ELCA governance restructure; specialized ministries and on leave from call status; and review and revision of the ELCA social statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust, adopted by the 2009 Churchwide Assembly."


ttps://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/8163
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This is what a pro-abortion rights ELCA pastor looks like...

7/12/2022

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(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)
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Reverend Andrea Roske-Metcalfe is a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In past posts, I have written how she preached that church members should refer to a woman who identifies as a man as "they". She also preached at Augsburg University, using the f-word, and saying that Jesus screwed up and that the syrophoenician woman had to redeem Jesus.
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Now she proclaims on a sign that the Virgin Mary is evidence that we should be pro-choice and she calls her opponents "mother-f....ers".

This isn't just some rogue pastor who to my knowledge has never been disciplined by the ELCA for her blasphemy. The head bishop of the ELCA herself, Elizabeth Eaton, went to the White House recently and stood up for abortion rights, desiring to uphold Roe v. Wade.

I want to believe that most ELCA Lutherans would not be comfortable paying the travel expenses of Elizabeth Eaton so she could promote abortion rights at the White House.

And I have to say it again: it is far past time to leave this on unbiblical denomination and join a good, biblical church which upholds Christian values.

In Jesus our Savior, who is the Lord of life,
Pastor Tom Brock



(See here)

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Abortion Loving ELCA Pastor and Other ELCA Leaders

6/29/2022

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The ELCA supports and advocates for abortion (see here), and their bishop's and pastors are overwhelming in support of abortion.

ELCA pastor Elle Dowd, who is a minor celebrity within the ELCA crowd, says, "I love abortion" and "Any reason someone needs - OR WANTS - an abortion is a good reason."
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Michael Rinehart, Bishop of the TX-LA Gulf Coast Synod, of the ELCA made numerous abortion related FB posts, including this one that ends with "Enter the Taliban":
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​The ELCA's pastor of public witness, Nadia Bolz-Weber, tweets:
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Transgender ELCA pastor Drew Stever says, "I will help you find a safe abortion."

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​ELCA pastor Lura Groen took to Facebook with these abortion-related posts:

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Lesbian ELCA synod bishop Brenda Bos writes:


The East Central Synod of Wisconsin's synod bishop Anne Edison-Albright posted this:

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Nebraska Synod Elects Pro Abortion  Proponent as their ELCA Bishop

6/8/2022

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"I'd like to see picket lines at clinics which provide abortion procedures made illegal, defined as an act of terrorism and as such no longer defensible under the right to free speech as set out in the 1st Amendment."

"Let's face it: Roe v. Wade is not going to be reversed. Frankly, it shouldn't be". (see here)


These are the words of ELCA pastor Scott Johnson.

Rev. Johnson was elected bishop, a few days ago, by the Nebraska Synod. A man who thinks prolife demonstrators at abortion clinics are committing acts of terrorism.  Think about that for a minute.  This is from the man Nebraska ELCA voters chose to lead them. 

The newly elected ELCA bishop has a long history of public support for abortion. Here is some of what he has been saying and posting on his social media:


Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny raise the baby. The Tooth Fairy lives next door and babysits on occasion. That’s how life is in Make-Believe America. pic.twitter.com/9sx3aKJs4B

— Scott Johnson (@Go_Big_Rev) May 17, 2022
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In the post below Pastor Johnson tweeted his joy at people donating to abortion provider Planned Parenthood in the name of pro-life Vice-President Mike Pence.

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Way to go, kids. ❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/pyR4nuW6hY

— Scott Johnson (@Go_Big_Rev) May 13, 2022

My church believes that abortion must be safe, legal, & accessible, but also that we have a responsibility to work on the problems that make raising children difficult, including contraceptive access, health care, & childcare. We’re pro-real-life. https://t.co/Q7MSN3GA2U

— Scott Johnson (@Go_Big_Rev) May 17, 2022


​Where does Bishop-elect Scott Johnson stand on other topics, you ask?   

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Houston-area friends: there’s a protest planned for today at the NRA convention. Register at the link below. https://t.co/KyCL4b9rH2

— Scott Johnson (@Go_Big_Rev) May 27, 2022

​In 2010 Rev. Scott Johnson signed a letter supporting same-sex marriage (see here).

​Johnson is a one of the new boisterous, woke pastors that have been taking over the ELCA in the last decade.

​Is the Bishop-elect friends with some of these ELCA pastors, many of whom this ministry has highlighted? I'm not sure but Bishop-elect Johnson wrote a book review of a book by Pastor Lenny Duncan saying:
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"I'll echo the blurb from Nadia Bolz-Weber from the front cover: "I dare you to read this book." I particularly dare you to do so if you're a white, straight, American male in the ELCA. You need to sit down, read, and listen. You need to know that your privilege is real, that there are things you don't encounter simply because your skin color and your sexual preference fall a certain way." (See here) 

​And it wasn't surprising to see Bishop-elect Scott Johnson was "following" many of them:
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Bishop-elect Johnson has a recommended blogs section on his website that includes Nadia Bolz-Weber's and Clint Schnekloth's blogs. (See here, on the right hand side.)

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ELCA Head Bishop Says the ELCA 'teaches that abortion...must be legal and accessible'

5/18/2022

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If you are prolife you need to stop supporting and end your membership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is time to leave. 

See the ELCA news release and the tweet below from the ELCA Presiding Bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, about the Supreme Court and their likely decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which would give states the right to decide on abortion. 

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The news release is a statement from the Presiding Bishop titled "A pastoral message on abortion." (See here) The tweet above is included in the ELCA news release. Here are some additional quotes from the statement:

  • I urge you to work locally to moderate any Supreme Court decision similar to the leaked draft.
  • This church's social teaching states that abortion must be legal, regulated and accessible. People who choose to have legal abortions should not be harassed or prevented from accessing abortion due to economic or other factors.
  • It has the potential to foster communities of conflict and moral policing rather than complex moral discernment. It will likely endanger or cause the deaths of people who need an abortion. And the legal bases established by any such decision threaten people's access to birth control, same-sex marriage, voting rights and their right to privacy.
  • Any ruling similar to the leaked draft will upend 50 years of legal precedent in our nation and damage the health and well-being of many. 

I don't care what your reason is to remain in the ELCA, whether you are a pro-life pastor or a pro-life congregation or a pro-life member. You are part of a denomination that supports and advocates for the killing of  unborn children (the ELCA also pays for employees' abortions). You can not justify remaining. 

While the leaked court draft does not represent the Supreme Court's ruling in its final form; nevertheless, it contradicts this church's teaching. This church teaches that abortion and reproductive health care, including contraception, must be legal and accessible.

— Bishop Eaton (@ELCABishopEaton) May 17, 2022
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Abortion Hysteria of ELCA Pastors

5/5/2022

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Abortion is evil and barbaric. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America supports abortion. 

The leaked draft from the United States Supreme Court indicates the law on abortion will likely change. States, the people, will get to decide. This change has upset many including ELCA pastors and leaders. Here is a small segment of what they are saying: 

​From ELCA pastor Jennie Chrien:

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​From ELCA pastor Lura Groen:

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​ELCA pastor Emily Scott responded to the news with this Facebook post:



​From ELCA pastor Kwame Pitts:
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​ELCA pastor Clint Schnekloth writes:
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​From ELCA pastor Diana Edis:

​(link to her ELCA.org page)
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​Here is what ELCA pastor Tuhina Verma Rasche is saying:

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Replying to Tuhina's tweet, Rick Barger says:

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From ELCA pastor Elle Dowd:

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​From Carmine A. Pernini, ELCA pastor:

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ELCA Lutheran Pastor, Who Has Volunteered for Planned Parenthood, Defends Abortion Rights

3/1/2022

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

​The below is written by a pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America as her "personal response to countless anti-choice laws at the state level". How can pastors who believe in the Bible, Psalm 119 and 'Thou shalt not kill' support abortion? They can't. But below you will see a pastor try to defend abortion with statements like:

"I have reason to believe the Kingdom of God
is like a woman who knows herself,
who believes she is worth more
than what the Empires of this world decide about her body".

Sadly, the below article, radical as it is, is not radical in the ELCA. The ELCA pays for abortion for any reason in the denomination's healthcare plan, which is funded by offering dollars. And recently ELCA head bishop Elizabeth Eaton, also in response to states' attempts to restrict abortion, issued a letter reminding people that the ELCA believes in abortion access.

How the Lord of Life must grieve that the ELCA, the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church in America and the Presbyterian Church USA all support laws that enable 3000 babies to be killed in America daily.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock


See article - 
https://web.archive.org/web/20190625023941/https://tangledupingrace.blogspot.com/2019/05/i-have.html

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This was the start of not feeling welcome by the ELCA

1/5/2022

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(The following is a letter written by a married couple to their ELCA church council.  I have made a few edits to remove names and places)

On January 8, 2021, ELCA Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was one of several religious leaders who signed a letter to Vice President Mike Pence, members of Congress and the Cabinet calling for the removal of President Donald Trump from office following the events of January 6 in the Capitol. This letter was written two days following the events at the Capitol while causes of the events of January 6 were in the early stages of investigation.

The letter signed by Bishop Eaton stated, "In addition, we recognize the need to hold responsible not only those who invaded the Capitol, but also those who supported and/or promoted the President’s false claims about the election or made their own false accusations." We read this to state that the leader of the ELCA is now calling for repercussions for those with thoughts and beliefs that are not her own.

Our world is currently so very divided, and one place we want to feel at peace, loved, appreciated is in our church home. When we read this letter from Bishop Eaton, we immediately felt that due to our political beliefs we were no longer welcome in the church we called home. We must admit that since the covid pandemic started, our involvement with (our church) has waned. Some of it was due to covid, but much of our lack of involvement was due to our research beginning in January 2021 on the beliefs of the ELCA and our realization that our beliefs differed greatly from ELCA leadership.

Polls show that 75 to 80 percent of Republicans believe there was some fraud involved with the 2020 presidential elections. We fall within that group that questions whether fraud occurred in the election process in some states. While we accepted the results of the election, we do believe that there was some questionable election activity in multiple states that should be explored. We are not saying the fraud was absolute, but there was cause for investigation. According to the leader of the ELCA, we are outright wrong in our beliefs and there is no room for discussion.

Considering that at least 50 percent of (our state) are registered Republicans, and according to polls 75 percent of Republicans believe there was some fraudulent activity in the 2020 election, that would equate to a rough estimate of 40 percent of the church membership of the ELCA in (our state) that needs to be held responsible for the events of January 6 at the Capitol according to Bishop Eaton. We disagree.

This was the start of not feeling welcome by the ELCA, and the beginning of our research on what the ELCA currently stands for.

We moved to (this city) in 2012 and joined (this ELCA church) because it was the church at which (my wife's) father was a member and that her paternal ancestors had belonged to, though (my wife) had been raised as a Catholic and (I) as an American Baptist. We knew that (this church) was a member of the ELCA, but we didn’t do our research as to what the ELCA believed. We just believed that all Lutherans were essentially the same. The January 8, 2021 letter signed by Bishop Eaton led us to do further research.

Our research found a multitude of issues to which we disagree with ELCA leadership. Below we will highlight just a few of the issues with which we disagree.


  • Bishop Eaton stated in an interview that there may be a Hell but she thinks it is empty. We disagree and so do many Bible scholars. One Bible scholar notes that thirteen percent of the 1,850 versus in the New Testament that record the words of Jesus deal with the subject of eternal judgement and Hell. Believing humans can go to Heaven but not Hell is not representing the true words of Jesus. Matthew 7:13 You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to Hell is broad and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.
 
  • John 14:6 states that “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” The 2019 Declaration of Inter-Religious Commitment policy statement of the ELCA appears to be inconsistent with scripture in its universal approach to faith. The Bible states there is only one God, one faith, and one way to God the Father, and that is through his Son Jesus Christ and his sacrificial death on the cross.
 
  • The ELCA as an organization is pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel, demonstrated through letters from ELCA leadership to our government. We do not support this stance of the ELCA.
 
  • We are 100 percent pro-life and disagree with the ELCA’s stance that “abortion is an option only of last resort”. We were surprised to discover documentation that the ELCA supports Planned Parenthood. We believe that abortion is never an option and abortion is murder of a human created by God. The Bible teaches that the child in the womb is truly a human child who has a relationship with the Lord.
  1. Psalm 139:13-15: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

These are just a few of the reasons we started questioning whether membership in an ELCA church was right for us. Then on November 19, 2021, Bishop Eaton released a pastoral message on the Rittenhouse acquittal stating, “When a child is allowed to become a vigilante without recourse, we are forced to confront the idols of our society: guns, violence and white supremacy.” She also stated, “Today’s acquittal is an injustice.”

  • Kyle Rittenhouse faced recourse through a government trial and judgement by a jury of his peers and he was found innocent. Kyle Rittenhouse’s guilt or innocence is not for Bishop Eaton to determine. There are many Bible versus about judgement including Matthew 7:1 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” We should accept the decision of the jury and leave any further judgement to the Lord.

Following much research, prayer and discussion, we have decided to withdraw our membership in the ELCA which means we need to withdraw our membership at (this church) and seek a local church that more closely fits our beliefs. We wanted you to know that our withdrawal of membership is not based on our local church family, but rather the work and beliefs of the leadership at the highest levels of the ELCA. We love and support our friends and neighbors who are members of the ELCA and will continue to support the work of (this church) at the local level through prayer.

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My radically pro-abortion former denomination

12/23/2021

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(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)
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Years ago I graduated from Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. When I attended it was moderate to liberal, today is radical with transgender and lesbian speakers and prayers to God the “Mother.”

Now and then I drive through Luther’s parking lot to see the awful bumper stickers on students’ cars. Below is one. This person fits right in with the ELCA, which pays for abortion for any reason whatsoever in its healthcare plan, a plan funded by offering dollars. That’s right, your offering dollars at work in the ELCA, paying for abortion for pastors and their families. Way back in 1997 some of us tried at a church convention to put restrictions on abortion payments, but we failed. I left that convention hall and literally shook the dust off my feet, and later led my congregation out of the ELCA to join a more biblical branch of Lutheranism.

In Jesus our Savior,

Pastor Tom Brock

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ELCA Pastor Defends Using Offering Dollars to Pay for Abortion

11/2/2020

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

I am on a Facebook page with present and former pastors and seminarians of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. I left that denomination years ago because it pays for abortion for any reason in its healthcare plan for pastors and their families, and the healthcare plan is paid for with offering dollars. I shared on the Facebook page that years ago I received a letter from an ELCA person, I believe a pastor’s wife, who was so glad the ELCA “was there” to pay for her 16-year-old daughter’s abortion. I said “Your offering dollars at work.”

An ELCA pastor from Iowa responded: "Tom... who makes you judge and jury over this little girl?? From what I gather of Jesus he tells us to "Judge not, lest we be judged.” Just saying... Instead of reacting with condemnation over this 16 year old's abortion, why not react with compassion? Do you know what she was facing? Did you understand the circumstances of her life? Personally I am grateful for an insurance company who stays out of these kinds of decisions and fulfills their obligations, paying for the procedure. Its hard enough as it is. To compound that with the judgement of your insurance company would be even worse."

My response to this pastor: It is tragic to me that a pastor thinks it is OK to destroy an unborn child with the offering dollars of the people of God. It is not “compassion” to affirm abortion, neither for the mother nor the child.

If you are still in the ELCA, are you aware that your offering dollars can be used to pay for abortion, for any reason, in the ELCA healthcare plan?

One more reason to take your money, time and talents and join a more Biblical denomination.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock
pastorsstudy.org



Update: 

We pick up here with his next response to me:
"Tom, what is tragic is how many people who claim to be pro-life really don't care about the woman at all. You obviously don't. Nor would I imagine you would help this young woman or any raise their children.  Stop judging and assuming YOU or anyone else knows the circumstances of their decision."

My response:  
"You claim many pro-life people (and I) don't care about the woman at all. But it isn't the pro-choice people who run crisis pregnancy centers and help women before and after childbirth to care for the newborn. It is more accurate to say that pro-choice people don't care about the woman and child. They prefer the "quick and easy" solution of killing the unborn baby. Using offering dollars to kill unborn children is about as low as the ELCA has stooped--with the possible exception of putting an 11-year-old boy who thinks he is a girl on stage to promote transgenderism to 31,000 teenagers at last summer's ELCA Youth Assembly."

Please say a prayer for this ELCA Lutheran pastor, and for his congregation.

In Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock


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ELCA Church Rents to LGBT Center that Partners with Planned Parenthood

10/19/2020

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​Nativity Lutheran Church in Reading, Pennsylvania hosts or rents space to the LGBT Center of Greater Reading.  

A recent article reports that the LGBT Center's new programming and services include:

-  "Partnership with Planned Parenthood to provide broadband access for Telehealth services."

-  "Free Professional Counseling for the LGBTQIA+ community."

​-  "Support Group for Parents/Guardians of LGBTQIA+ Youth."

Nativity Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).  (See article here)


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Retired ELCA Pastor Raises Money for Planned Parenthood

2/23/2020

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​Rev. Harold L. Peterson is a retired ELCA pastor. For his birthday last year he was asking people to give money to Planned Parenthood. The retired Evangelical Lutheran Church in America pastor wrote, "I've chosen this nonprofit because their missions means a lot to me..."

The ELCA is notorious for their support for abortion. (See here and here) The evil runs deep in the denomination and it isn't just coming from bishops and young pastors. 

See pastor Harold L. Peterson's post below or here.  


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