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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.)
Dr. Peter Carlson teaches at California Lutheran University, which is affiliated with the liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Professor Carlson‘s pronouns are They/Them He/Him and Carlson has a man as his “spouse”. Carlson teaches Gender and Religion and Queer Theology and CLU’s Facebook page quotes Carlson “I am going to be so brazenly queer that people will be forced to deal with queerness…. I will wear skirts and blouses when I preach in chapel. I will talk about my queer home life as much as other faculty talk about their straight home life. I will include gender and sexuality in every course I teach."
Below is a picture of Carlson wearing a skirt and heels on his way to preach at chapel. As he says, “Preachin’ in chapel gettin QUEER AF TODAY”. If you want your child to receive a Christian education, the ELCA’s California Lutheran University is about the last place you want to send them. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Tom Brock
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Days after multiple ELCA Facebook posts about "Trans Day of Remembrance" the denomination is at it again, this time demonizing Thanksgiving as they observe something called "National Day of Mourning" instead.
One of the ELCA's post about the so-called "National Day of Mourning" said: "Today, as family and friends gather across the nation, it is important for us to remember that for many people this is a day of mourning. As you give thanks for the blessings in your life, take some time to better understand the truths about this holiday and the Wampanoag people, learn about the Indigenous people on whose land you are gathered, and practice a land acknowledgement." (The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.) The USA Today headline reads “LGBTQ bars are ‘community centers’ and hallowed spaces…”. The articles quotes Nicole Garcia, a transgender pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This is a man who presents himself as a woman. The article says that Nicole felt safe at a drag bar where he was taught how to do his nails, style his hair, and apply makeup (although the article used female pronouns for Nicole which I cannot in full conscience do).
. The below 20 second video says it all. This is the moral compass the ELCA is offering to the world, Tragic. If you are still part of the ELCA, time to flee from this denomination. In Christ, Pastor Brock https://youtube.com/shorts/HUW4rUMkQgQ?feature=share
The ELCA views transgenderism as something to be celebrated. See below for Facebook statements made this week by the ELCA on the official ELCA account.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is hurting those that struggle with understanding and accepting their given sex/gender. 
(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)
My alma mater, Luther Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church America, is very pro-LGBT. Luther chapel services have featured transgender and homosexual preachers and has also observed National Coming Out Day for homosexuals and the Transgender Day of Remembrance. So my old seminary is very pro-LGBT.
Look at the letter below signed by many (but not all) Luther faculty agonizing that the seminary must become more pro-gay. They are complaining because the seminary has not become an official “Reconciled in Christ” seminary, which means they have not joined a program being pushed by Reconcilingworks, an LGBT group that promotes such things. Students are now protesting during chapel worship services and, sadly, these faculty are pressuring as well. When will it end? For the pro-gay movement, you can never be pro-gay enough. Pray that Luther Seminary does not cave on this one thing it is doing right. Martin Luther believed homosexual behavior to be sinful. He would be spinning like a lathe if he could see what has become of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America which bears his name. In Christ, Pastor Tom Brock PS. Last week I took a nostalgic walk through Luther Seminary (pictures below). My former dorm room has been turned into an office bearing the pro-LGBT rainbow logo. The dorm room next door has also become an office bearing the gay rainbow sign and a picture of a woman in a yoga pose. Not a picture on the doors of Jesus or of a cross, but gay rainbows and yoga. How times have changed. I would never send anyone to an ELCA college or seminary. To read faculty letter tap here: https://theconcord.squarespace.com/articles/open-letters-from-faculty-and-staff-show-support-for-student-council-lgbtqia2s-students-and-bipoc-students
"Christian Nationalism" is a made up term that is used by secular haters of Christianity and woke, liberal, progressives, who claim a form of Christianity while denying Jesus' words and truth of Scripture. The term is used to label, attack and misrepresent Christians that trust God's Word and believe in Jesus.
See below for a statement from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and their head bishop Elizabeth Eaton. (The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.) Who knew that there is an international day celebrating people who don’t identify as male or female? And who knew that some congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America would celebrate it? Well, I guess I did. The ELCA supports abortion rights, homosexuality, and transgenderism, so why not this? Especially deceiving is that it states “power can come from knowing who you are”. But, tragically, non-binary people don’t know who they are, so they identify as neither male nor female. Jesus, on the other hand, said that God made us “male and female” (Matthew 19:4). In Christ, Pastor Tom Brock (see here) 
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:
Read about the event speaker Bishop Fidlar is publicizing here.
(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  (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 The following letter and article are written by John Myers, who spent most of his adult life as an ELCA member. John has graciously allowed us to share his writings here, which were also sent to a number of ELCA leaders. John cares deeply for people in the ELCA and hopes this will provide an avenue for open dialog with those in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Introduction Letter to leadership - ELCA I am a lifelong Lutheran, who has left ELCA. I was baptized, confirmed and taught. I am certain I am not alone in saying I was misled by leadership, that the present Lutheran church would be unrecognized by my parents and grandparents, that the foundational leadership would be sickened by what has become of the principles of the church, that Luther himself would not want to have his name attached to it, and that its saints of the past like Bonhoeffer would not include ELCA in his confessing church and would want nothing to do with it. The key issue in this departure, in my opinion, is the abandonment of Luther's Principle of Solo Scriptura and the failure to apply scripture as being the inerrant Word. I embrace Christianity as it was practiced in the early church of Acts. This simply means worship, edification with scripture, proclaiming Him and His gospel. All the idols of this world - money, power, politics, false virtue signaling, fall away as unimportant when one is focused on God and His world instead of this world. Bonhoeffer called it Cheap Grace, that we claim we are following Him but are far from Him, that we say we have accepted Christ and then do things that are not of Him. This is what I see in modern Lutheranism. Do not misunderstand the intent I have for this letter. It is a love letter, not a hate letter. This is a call for repentance. Repentance is not something modern Lutheranism embraces. Modern Lutheranism points to people as victims, and directs people to love to solve victim-hood. Nothing about our sin and Gods coming judgment, and the need for us to repent, to embrace and apply Gods verbatim Word in our world. God is a jealous God, who will not stand for the idols we place in front of ourselves in this world. We are to love God with everything we have, and because we are human we are sinners, all of us, and we all must repent of those sins or there is no hope for us. No matter how you twist His Word, the things you embrace are sin. They are not to be glorified. The madness must stop. We are mutilating our children for profit without parents involved and paying for it with taxpayer dollars. Those medical facilities that children should be trusting with medical guidance are instead, by any normal definition, wickedly using them and abusing them. Anyone can easily understand God intends the nuclear family for us and any other lifestyle does not glorify Him. He demands we value life, and we do not glorify Him by taking innocent life in the womb while calling it healthcare. These are not hard concepts, yet we mock Him. Do not be part of the crowd outside Lot's house. Judgment will come, it always does. Repent. Honor Him and His Word. So I ask that you seriously consider my words. I seek to open a dialog in which we can have discussion. I really would like to understand how you can support current Lutheran positions on these issues, how these positions will make a better world, and finally exactly how God is glorified by what you are doing. I believe in this life that we are to glorify God and to serve God. I write this letter in this and I ask that you accept it as such. My contact information follows: John Myers Evermore Farm 150 Rockland Road Westminster, Md 21158 john@evermorefarm.com This Watchman Speaks The Prophet Ezekiel was a watchman for the lost sheep. In Ezekiel, Chapter 3, V17-18 the prophet states he is called to warn. I am not Ezekiel, I am just a man but I also feel called to warn. All truth starts with Gods Truth, the Bible. If you believe only scripture that fits your worldview, you do not actually believe any of it. Ephesians 5:11 says not only are we not to have anything to do (no fellowship) with the evils of this world, but we are to expose them - especially when found in the church. Matthew 18:17 tells us to speak to a sinning brother of the evil he practices. If he refuses to hear it and continues in his way, we are to treat him as if he is no longer our brother. Martin Luther founded the protestant reformation on the principle of "solo scriptura". Luther insisted that the Bible is the "Inerrant Word of God". This means every word is true and is what God meant for us to live our lives in faith. I remind on this because today Luther's church is mocking God. It's pastors are false teachers, they are wolves dressed as shepherds (Matt 7:15) carrying out satan's plan. Lutheran seminaries teach false doctrine. Why do I say this? God's plan for marriage is plain. In Mark 10:6–8, our Lord details it. One man and one woman. Further, it is a picture of so much more - the church itself. It is foundational. ELCA endorses, affirms, embraces, and ordains homosexual marriage. ELCA teaches that God approves, that bishops and pastors - the appointed leadership - proclaim these unions as God ordained. This is false teaching. Homosexuality is a sin. Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 6:9 that it is sin and an abomination. This is but one of many instructions consistently saying the same. It is not something to hold up as God ordained behavior no matter what the world around us would have us to believe. It is evil to teach there is no need to repent for this behavior. We are not to hate those who engage in this, we are taught to view it as sin like others that all of us have carried since the eviction from Eden. There is no scriptural basis for any other position. Many would retort that Jesus had no direct teaching forbidding homosexuality, as an excuse - but this is satan speaking.......Is Jesus not God? Jesus told us He was there at the beginning. John 1:1 tells us He is the Word and the Word is eternal. The Word He gave us includes the OT, and He came to fulfill it, not to negate it. It is impossible to embrace the Word and also embrace sinless homosexuality. We must embrace repentance from this sin, not embrace pride in it. God made only man and woman. Transvestism is called out in Deuteronomy 22:5 as an abomination. It is a sin. ELCA is affirming, embracing, or celebrating this behavior. Women who present themselves as men, and men who present themselves as women are living a lie. They need our sympathy and help with their condition, not enabling and normalizing this behavior. Spiritually, it is sin and we must call for repentance. Those afflicted are mutilating themselves with abominable surgeries and living in misery. At least one ELCA church is currently hosting VBS in Baltimore with a 'drag queen' promoting gender fluidity and questioning for young children. It is simply child abuse to present this and normalize this behavior, and ELCA is not only complicit but is promoting it. There is no scriptural basis for this. It is evil. You have become satan's agent in denial of God's word to those in your care. During Covid, you closed sanctuaries from worship, a denial of compassion to those in genuine fear. Yes, we are to render to Ceasar that which is his and respect our leaders-but, not deny God. Acts 5:29 instructs us to obey God rather than men. In Hebrews 10:25 God tells us not to forsake regular assembly for corporate worship. In this, you chose men over God. You are not worshipping God, rather you worship idols of this world as in Isaiah 57 - the idols of abortion (v5), sexual immorality (v8), perverted leadership (v11), all the while mocking God. God will not be mocked (v13). Lutheran church leadership is lifting up false idols for worship. You propose to judge God, twisting scripture to fit this world. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, stop.
(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 church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The biblical language of referring to God as “He” and “Father” is being challenged in many ELCA congregations which now also refer to God as “Mother”. This is because many “progressive” pastors think male language for God is oppressive and patriarchal. But Jesus taught us to pray to “Our Father who art in heaven”, never once to “Our Mother”. But these pastors seem to think they are better experts in language for God than Jesus Christ. And this is not just some radical individual church, the head Bishop of the whole ELCA has also prayed publicly to God as “Mother.” The person who sent me the below is concerned for her loved ones who attend this church. I would be too. If you are still a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, time to leave and join a denomination which unashamedly worships God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We cannot improve upon the teaching of Jesus Christ and people are arrogant who think they can do so. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Tom Brock 
(The following article was written by Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)
At its recent convention, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America passed a resolution to take a second look at its 2009 decision to allow both conservative and liberal views on homosexuality. Some feel this needs to be amended because the LGBT community does not feel “welcomed“ in some ELCA congregations. Conservatives, on the other hand, have not felt welcomed in the ELCA for years. Here are a few examples: As ELCA seminaries become more radical and shrink in numbers, some seminaries have had to sell off buildings. Two ELCA seminaries in Pennsylvania had to merge. When it was discovered that the new president of the newly merged seminary held a conservative viewpoint on homosexuality years ago (she has now become more liberal), people became upset and she had to resign. Who replaced her? The ELCA’s first homosexual bishop with a “husband” is now the president of the ELCA’s United Seminary in Pennsylvania. Another example is the ELCA’s national magazine Living Lutheran, which regularly highlights the liberal view on transgenderism and homosexuality but will not allow a conservative viewpoint in its pages. The ELCA‘s head bishop, Elizabeth Eaton, in recent years has done an annual “gay pride video“ celebrating homosexuality and transgenderism. Such examples show the “tolerance“ of the ELCA is a tolerance of the left. If you are a conservative, you are being pushed to the margin. I remember many years ago when I was still in the ELCA, we were asked at a church convention to get to the microphone and answer the question “Who is the ELCA pushing out of our church?“ Liberal pastors immediately said “Our LGBT brothers and sisters” (that was back when you could say “brothers and sisters“, which is now too binary, Elizabeth Eaton talks about “our LGBT siblings“). I got to the microphone and said “No, the people being pushed out of this denomination are Bible-believing Christians who desire to follow the Word of God.” That was true back then. It is tragically much more true today. Sincerely in Christ, Pastor Tom Brock
This is the final day of our Fall Fundraiser. Exposing the ELCA needs your support in order to faithfully fight the battle for truth. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has almost unlimited resources, power and people to spew their false teachings. The Devil is the father of lies and He introduced lies into his representation of the words of God. They ELCA does the same.
People in our nation and around the world need to know they can not trust the ELCA. The ELCA purports to be Christian but they are not. They are teaching and leading people away from the truth of God's Word and it is having eternal consequences.
Below we are going to explain the work we are doing to help save people from the clutches of the ELCA, but first, would you give to the work God is doing through Exposing the ELCA? The goal is $15,000 for this fall and we are woefully short of that. If you have the means, could you make a gift of $10,000 to this ministry? $7500? A few large donations are needed and will go a long way combined with smaller gifts to Exposing the ELCA so we can fight for the souls of people, against this multibillion dollar denomination. You can donate by credit card or Paypal using the link below or the "Donate" button - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/exposingtheelca Checks can be sent to: Exposing the ELCA 1390 Forest LN Marion, IA 52302 What does Exposing the ELCA do? - Our 3 websites and 6 social media accounts: We publicize the false, political, and non Biblical beliefs, teachings, words, actions, and omissions of the ELCA, its leaders, its seminaries, its colleges, is publications, its synods, its churches, and its entities. - Other media outlets: Our reports are utilized in the writing of other media. We also connect with media outlets to inform them of the ELCA related information. This has resulted in hundreds of articles, radio and national television reports. Because of this millions of people have heard about the heretical information of the ELCA. On https://www.exposingtheelca.com/support.html is a list of media quoting myself or this ministry) - Research and monitor: A lot of time is required to investigate, write, and research the ELCA. This ministry has also inspired others to report disturbing findings of the ELCA. - Help people: Exposing the ELCA receives many communications from people concerned about the ELCA, from people wanting to know how to help their congregation leave the ELCA, to those that feel alone in their thoughts about the troubling things they hear and see going on in their church. Exposing the ELCA is a watchman on the wall (Ezekiel 3:17-19) warning people of the dangers of the ELCA. We could use some faithful givers to help this ministry continue the work of God. Thank you! Dan Skogen Three new articles added to our website:
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The ELCA cares nothing for sharing the Good News of Christ's death and resurrection, the forgiveness of sins for those that believe. With the prevailing belief in universalism in the ELCA, the Good News is not important. Instead they turn to transgender talks in the church, pushing conservative voices out of the denomination, women's marches, gun marches, refugee marches, declaring your pronouns, anti-Israel advocating, abortion love, free sex, pushing leftist beliefs, collecting money, race baiting, making a name for themselves, indoctrinating members and the youth, LGBT everything, destroying faith in God's Word, encouraging and binding people in their sin.
I began this ministry, Exposing the ELCA, in 2009, as a mission of love for those being lied to, whose faith was being destroyed, for those being encouraged to sin and the ELCA’s blessing of sin.
Over the past 13 years Exposing the ELCA has reached many people with over 3.2 million pages viewed, have been quoted on national media, and have heard stories from many who have been helped and blessed by this ministry. I wouldn’t doubt if you know those who after reading some of Exposing the ELCA’s information, left the ELCA and are now part of your church family. The teachings and actions of the ELCA grow colder and bolder in wickedness every year and the need for this ministry is greater than ever. Exposing the ELCA is the primary source in the nation documenting the ELCA's deception, showing people their heresy and disregard and twisting of God's Word. The ELCA would love to see this ministry silenced. They are watching this fundraiser in hopes that it fails. We have a long way to go to meet our goal of $15,000. Is there someone who would give a gift of $10,000? We need your support both large and small, monthly gifts and one-time gifts. Thank you for supporting this ministry! Checks can be sent to: Exposing the ELCA 1390 Forest LN Marion, IA 52302
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