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The ELCA's Embrace of Lenny Duncan

10/1/2020

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Lenny Duncan is a highly controversial pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  It should surprise no one that he and his radical message have been embrace by the denomination's leadership and pastors, who are paid by conservative, Bible-believing membership. 

A recent article talks about Rev. Duncan and his former church, Jehu's Table, saying, "At Jehu’s Table church in Brooklyn, New York, Duncan proclaims his gratitude during Communion for African American role models ranging from transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson to Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X to civil rights minister Martin Luther King Jr." (See here) 


​Below you can read what Pastor Duncan is about and what he is saying.  You will also see that the ELCA has embraced Rev. Lenny Duncan all the way up to the highest of ELCA leaders.  

-  The official ELCA magazine published an article written by Rev. Duncan where he says,

​"I believe that the call of the church in the 21st century is to dismantle white supremacy; that the way of the cross for the entire church is to lay down our lives, resources, buildings and endowments to this cause. That our entire future as a church and as a credible, viable Lutheran witness in the 21st century and beyond is balanced on this alone."

And,

"Our church is the place to have hard and loving conversations that call us to repentance and reparations..." (See Living Lutheran article here)
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Rev. Duncan then says implementing his vision for the ELCA will bring about 
church vitality, that sanctuaries will swell.
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-  “You can't have reconciliation without repentance. Until the ELCA recognizes the way that it's treated persons of color, specifically black folks, and until they realize their style of church is inherently racist and repent from that, until they talk about reparations to the children of pastors who were never paid full salaries, then I don't think there can be reconciliation.” -  Lenny Duncan (See here)

-  As a form of reparations, Rev. Duncan also advocates for,  "..all straight white males in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to remove their names from ballots for bishop." (See here)
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The ELCA is so white because we worship whiteness. --Lenny Duncan

— Greg Smith (@sowhatfaith) July 7, 2019
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-  Fortress Press, Rev. Lenny Duncan's publisher, describes Rev. Duncan's book saying, "It is time for the church to rise up, dust itself off, and take on forces of this world that act against God: whiteness, misogyny, nationalism, homophobia, and economic injustice. Duncan gives a blueprint for the way forward and urges us to follow in the revolutionary path of Jesus." (See here)

Dear Houston-today at Kindred in Montrose we are talking #DearChurch and I get to do Q and A with the amazing @rozellahw the author of #LoveBig and Bishop Mike of the @GulfCoastSynod. We are going to talk dismantling white supremacy in the @ELCA. See y’all at 7.

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 16, 2019

Church, we need to be calling for the abolition of prisons. This is a system created solely to oppress black and brown bodies, built on a false gospel of law and capitalism. --Lenny Duncan

— Greg Smith (@sowhatfaith) July 8, 2019

The message of Jesus is radical and political. --Lenny Duncan

— Greg Smith (@sowhatfaith) July 4, 2019
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At the Chicago book launch of Dear Church by Rev.Lenny Duncan. Blessed to be able to listen to one of our prophetic voices! Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US get your copy here! https://t.co/DIEInfnXbQ#racialjustice #church pic.twitter.com/2R2kSaL3Qc

— JenDeLeon@WELCA (@JenDeLeonWELCA1) July 9, 2019

Dear Church is here! Subversively sweeping its way through the church and talking about the call of the church in the 21st century- To Dismantle White Supremacy. You can grab a copy here from @amazon @BNBuzz or @indiebound. https://t.co/AarGTvdZLR

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 3, 2019

Dear Church: "O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Thus says the Lord God to these bones" (Ezekiel 7:4-5): We must dismantle, destroy, and bury white supremacy. In this nation. In our pews. In our liturgues. --Lenny Duncan

— Greg Smith (@sowhatfaith) July 6, 2019

Great interview by @AMBankstw! I was hearing a lot of people talking about @lennyaduncan's book "Dear Church" earlier this month at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly. https://t.co/bjJk0hYyLb

— Emily McFarlan Miller (@emmillerwrites) August 29, 2019

It’s @tvrasche birthday y’all. pic.twitter.com/iGo1wcw715

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 9, 2019

Had a great time talking to these folks and excited for this piece :) https://t.co/4BeLqjLYUD

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 9, 2019
(See above article ​http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2019/07/queer-lutheran-preacher-calls-on-church-to-end-white-supremacy/

Off to the ordination of @SarGarr with @crazypastor. Hello Baltimore! pic.twitter.com/8l5P7kXFhL

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 5, 2019

Shout out to @RansomWriters for the appropriate wear for the day pic.twitter.com/9Rwf8ZrcuA

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 4, 2019

​-  At this time Lenny Duncan was the pastor at Jehu's Table:

In the name of Holy God we rebuke the forces of satan called @ICEgov and all the princes and principalities that have ordered these armed forces to raid our neighborhoods. I was just following orders won’t be an acceptable answer when the Kin-dom of God breaks into this world.

— Jehu’s Table (@JehusTable) June 22, 2019

Struggling to understand #reparations? Chapter 3 of Dear Church makes it viscerally real. @lennyduncan shares his own story and gets to the gut of it. "It means making eight-year-old little boys feel safe." 8 year old African descent boys. #DearChurch #ELCA pic.twitter.com/A4mQQrquDI

— Amanda Zentz-Alo (@prazentz) July 4, 2019

Holy shit y’all. #DearChurch broke the top 1k out of 8 million today on @amazon. Y’all like I can even comprehend those numbers □. pic.twitter.com/CInCAAhPcu

— Lenny Duncan (@lennyaduncan) July 3, 2019

”Just don’t be surprised if the Holy Spirit is a black woman.” □□ □@lennyaduncan #DearChurch pic.twitter.com/dPxn7BUvDm

— Ms KimParis (@MsKimParis) July 6, 2019
-  From ELCA Bishop Patricia Davenport, of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod.

​-  Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton appeared in a film made by Lenny Duncan.
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Seminarian @LennyDuncan asks, “Do black churches matter in the #ELCA?” https://t.co/WwWQNCNrKy

— ELCA Lutherans (@ELCA) August 3, 2017

Have you seen the Dear Church excerpt in the current issue of @LivingLutheran yet? Hurry and read it and then grab a copy of Dear Church by @lennyaduncan which is available now! pic.twitter.com/0fb18YgQX1

— Fortress Press (@Fortresspress) July 9, 2019
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​-  Kristen Kuempel, ELCA bishop of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod is promoting Rev. Lenny Duncan and says about his book "I know several of our church leaders are reading" it. 

Activist, author & @elca pastor @lennyaduncan will speak at 7 p.m. Monday in Lyceum, book signing to follow. He will also speak in Chapel at 10:15. His new □: “Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.” https://t.co/9Q87ZUIIVR pic.twitter.com/rakZ9lmNrk

— Wartburg College (@WartburgCollege) November 17, 2019

#DearChurch with @lennyaduncan tonight @Augustana_IL @elca pic.twitter.com/hJmZnkbu4m

— Caryn Riswold (@feminismxianity) July 31, 2019

#DearChurch book club for Christ on Capitol Hill, ELCA. During session #2, we'll figure out how to share @lennyaduncan's insights with the whole congregation in a series of educational events. pic.twitter.com/QfxTtuTCAK

— Lee Ann Pomrenke (@LeeAnnMPomrenke) October 26, 2019

-  Rev. Duncan now has a new job as the Mission Developer Pastor an ELCA church, Messiah Lutheran Church and Preschool in Vancouver, Washington.

Currently, Rev. Duncan is writing blogs calling for the ELCA to pay reparations. (See the first of four, so far, here)  Pastor Duncan is throwing ELCA higher ups under the bus and making things difficult for the ELCA with his anger, race baiting and demands. This should be no surprise to those who know history. 

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ELCA Marches on ICE

9/11/2019

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) met last month for their 2019 Churchwide Assembly.  One event scheduled was a march to an ICE building in support of migrants, immigrants and illegal immigrants.  Below are social media entries of the event from the ELCA, ELCA participants and observers:

Around 750 Lutherans, including voting members of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, gathered for a prayer vigil in support of migrant children & families. They walked from the Wisconsin Center to U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. #ELCAcwa

More photos: https://t.co/dEEEKEMEUF pic.twitter.com/SJUlmWYuSp

— ELCA Lutherans (@ELCA) August 7, 2019

Synod voting members joined 600 others to rally & march to ICE in Milwaukee. #AMMPARO #elcacwa #lutheransnw pic.twitter.com/wLH9d0zwgq

— NWWA Synod ELCA (@LutheransNW) August 7, 2019
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As a commitment to justice and prayer for migrants detained at the border, close to 1000 participants of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly marched to the local USCIS field office for a prayer vigil lead by ELCA AMMPARO, the Greater Milwaukee Synod, and other partners. #ELCA #ELCAcwa pic.twitter.com/t0HNqZyWWg

— LDR (@ELCALDR) August 7, 2019

Thankful that this march and public immigration vigil was a part of the ELCA Churchwide Assembly this week in Milwaukee. No other official business was scheduled during the same time, so nearly 700 people... https://t.co/Lihs4ieKVB

— Elizabeth Bier (@revelizabeth001) August 7, 2019

#recap of the elca #AMMPARO prayer walk #familiesbelongtogether #imigrants #refugees #welcomedhere #allarewelcome https://t.co/iUUZExXqQx

— JenCollins (@prjencollins) August 7, 2019

Great to see @ELCA partners out in front of MKE @ICEgov at #ELCAcwa protesting the horrific deportation policies based in racism that are tearing families apart! #ElPasoFirme pic.twitter.com/iyQKcMGtSw

— CWS (@CWS_global) August 7, 2019

Thankful for my colleagues and fellow ELCAers for leading this. #ELCA https://t.co/FF9qiCfaKS

— Eric Clapp (@eric_clapp) August 7, 2019

This is truly something. Two ELCA members told me 600+ are out today (w Voces as well). Milwaukee has seen at least two other similar marches in the last month with a couple hundred. This is another level. March to the DHS office continues pic.twitter.com/8NtptfbXVc

— Marisa Peryer (@marisa_peryer) August 7, 2019

Folks, today the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America is gathering at the Wisconsin Center to protest the Trump admin’s policies on immigration and asylum seekers. As always, follow along for pics, vids and updates pic.twitter.com/DCfjReBKbl

— Marisa Peryer (@marisa_peryer) August 7, 2019

All the angry feels #ELCA was https://t.co/PzA2QXfBRJ

— Courtney Smith (@cdsmith421) August 7, 2019

Love our church! #ELCA #ELCAcwa https://t.co/OPe4IJ1d5Y

— Aaron Sturgis (@sturgie19) August 7, 2019

Prayer vigil with the ELCA outside of the ICE offices in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/bmpbRRnjpQ

— Bro David A Hirt (@brodavidcap) August 7, 2019

Now chants of, “Justice for immigrants — here we stand!” #ELCAcwa

— Emily McFarlan Miller (@emmillerwrites) August 7, 2019

Signs seen at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly's prayer vigil outside the ICE building in Milwaukee. #ELCAcwa pic.twitter.com/TGCQXjzVcR

— Emily McFarlan Miller (@emmillerwrites) August 7, 2019

There also was a reading of the 9.5 Theses by the Greater Milwaukee Synod Refugee and Immigration Committee.

Inspired by Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the church door in Wittenburg, they then taped them to the ICE building door (and staked them into the lawn). #ELCAcwa pic.twitter.com/Db64u4Dux6

— Emily McFarlan Miller (@emmillerwrites) August 7, 2019

Here's my first dispatch from Milwaukee about the ELCA declaring itself a "sanctuary church body" and marching to the ICE building in Milwaukee during its churchwide assembly at the Wisconsin Center, about a mile away. https://t.co/XmOftN7Qv0 #ELCAcwa pic.twitter.com/SR0qKJMdvP

— Emily McFarlan Miller (@emmillerwrites) August 8, 2019

More pics I took at https://t.co/EC3Yqru0Ct pic.twitter.com/u243HOXgZ0

— AaronLayne (@AaronLayne) August 8, 2019

ELCA Immigration vigil#closethecamps #ELCACW19 #justlove #faithinaction @WomenoftheELCA pic.twitter.com/aGdup7iUrw

— JenDeLeon@WELCA (@JenDeLeonWELCA1) August 8, 2019
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ELCA in Panic Mode After Declaring Itself A Sanctuary Church Body

8/19/2019

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Fox News ran a 5-minute panel discussion last Sunday about the ELCA's decision to be a sanctuary church body. (See video here) That video was no doubt seen by more people than my website has reached in 10 years.  Because of the ELCA's actions and publicity they garnered this week, the ELCA has managed to upset hundreds of thousands (probably more) of their members.  ELCA bishops are getting an earful from these members and appear to be in panic mode, writing and disseminating letters to try to undo the damage this decision and this publicity has caused.  (See here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here for just a few examples.)

One concerned, former member sent me a letter that the person sent to the ELCA:


"What the ELCA has done regarding its 'sanctuary' designation this week is another sign of a culture committing suicide.

I'm no theologian, but I know that Jesus exhorted his followers to "render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's"; meaning that in the civil sphere you follow the law.

I think if Christians want to try to alleviate the suffering of poor people, they should go directly to where the poor people are in person - or send private donations.

The ELCA - the church I grew up in, by the way - is wrong to encourage law breaking that affects our American compatriots outside of the ELCA. 

My old church now is taking a stance that will worsen the quality of education for Americans in the public schools, and put great pressure on municipal, state and federal budgets for education, health, infrastructure, pensions and so on. The ELCA's stance also will tend to drive up housing costs for everyone. Further, it will drive down wages for the poorest and most vulnerable Americans.

As I see it, going forward the ELCA owes us all financial compensation. Unfortunately, the resources of the ELCA almost certainly don't amount to even one percent of the costs its irresponsible and wanton promotion of illegality will impose on American society.

The ELCA is no longer so much a mainstream Lutheran denomination as a bunch of radical and myopic economic terrorists hellbent on eroding the rule of law and foundation of order and prosperity in our still-great country that millions have sacrificed so much to build and protect.


I am saddened that an important aspect of my upbringing - the ELCA - no longer makes me feel happy and proud but ashamed and anxious."

The day the ELCA declared itself a sanctuary church body, many ELCA leaders celebrated. Below are some social media reactions from ELCA leadership and supporters who celebrate the decision:

One of the mainline denominations in the United States .@ELCA voted to become a sanctuary denomination. THIS IS HUGE. .@washingtonpost

— AlitaDays (@alaidevi) August 7, 2019

Extremely proud to be a baptized & confirmed member of the @ELCA—which became the 1st mainline Protestant denomination to declare itself a sanctuary church today, allying itself with undocumented folks & officially declaring itself a place of respite for people in crisis.

— Britta Moen (@brittamoen) August 7, 2019

I'm regretting not mentioning this during the conversation about the Sanctuary memorial. If the #ELCA is a Sanctuary church body it seems to me that it is incumbent upon us to demand divestment. Right? Maybe that can be part of council's recommendation and leadership. #elcacwa

— Nicholas Tangen (@nicholastangen) August 7, 2019

The ELCA is now a sanctuary denomination!!! Let us do everything within our power to live up to and go beyond this designation, and make sure that this is not only shared between ourselves but shouted as loudly as possible to the entire world.#ELCACWA

— Bergen Nelson (@bergen_nelson) August 7, 2019

Memorial to make the ELCA a sanctuary church body is adopted! #ELCAcwa

— Josh Evans (@jwe312) August 7, 2019

The @ELCA votes in the affirmative to become a Sanctuary denomination!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #ELCACWA #QueerintheELCA

— Emily E. Ewing (@rev_ewing) August 7, 2019

The Bishop of the Oregon Synod (a Sanctuary Synod of the @ELCA) encourages the amendment and puts to rest fears, encouraging us listen to the young leaders and leaders of color who are clear on this memorial! #ELCACWA #QueerintheELCA

— Emily E. Ewing (@rev_ewing) August 7, 2019

The @ELCA decision to be a sanctuary denomination means we stand against evil like this. https://t.co/Y9sLNUJp0e

— Rev. Emmy Kegler (@emmykegler) August 13, 2019
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Arrest By ICE Has ELCA Leaders Up In Arms

5/16/2019

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Betty Rendon is an ELCA Synodically Authorized Lay Minister at an ELCA church and received her Masters of Divinity from the ELCA's Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC). A few days ago, she and some family members were arrested by ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

So far we do not have many details about the incident, except what ELCA entities are saying. It all started with a one-sided account from Betty Rendon's church. You can read it here.

Then the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's presiding bishop began tweeting about the situation.

Pr Betty Rendon, Emaus Lutheran Racine along with daughter, husband, cousin arrested at gun point by ICE. Five yr old granddaughter was present. Pr Rendon beginning PhD at LSTC. Rally tomorrow night (5/15) in Racine. She fled Columbia when her school was attacked by guerrillas.

— Bishop Eaton (@ELCABishopEaton) May 14, 2019

More details. Betty Lendin has an MDiv from LSTC was accepted into the DMin program. She is a Synodically Authorized Lay Minister preaching at Emaus.

— Bishop Eaton (@ELCABishopEaton) May 15, 2019

​A letter about the situation was posted by the ELCA's Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) from President James Nieman, Dean of Student Services Scott Chalmers and Pastor to the Community Erik Christensen. 

In the letter they call the United States' immigration policy "racist." Here is the quote (see below also), "
This incident brings into painful focus the ongoing need to reform this country’s racist, violent, and inhumane immigration system."

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Of course, ELCA Advocacy had something to say. Below is part of an email they sent (see the full email here):

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ELCA partner, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service commented:
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​"This is absolutely heartbreaking and shameful behavior on behalf of ICE officers. LIRS will pray for and advocate for the just treatment of Pastor Rendón and all those who find themselves in her position."
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Some of the readers of the LIRS Facebook post commented saying, "We are becoming like a Hitler state..." "I am ashamed of our country..." "ICE equals deliberate cruelty." "ICE has no humanity....this is like the Nazi era." "We are very close to becoming a communist nation, Trumps SS is ICE. The time is near for all Americans to March on Washington!" "Abolish ICE." "Our government is looking more and more like murderous criminals." "ICE is disgraceful." 

A newspaper article titled ICE allegedly arrests Racine student pastor; Vigil planned for Wednesday can be seen here.  
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A seminary classmate of Betty Rendon added his 2 cents:
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Benjamin Stewart, a Professor & Director of Advanced Studies at LSTC tweeted that the "family was terrorized & separated":

An asylum-seeking @elca minister & her family terrorized & separated - my former @LSTChicago student Betty Rendon. Read the horrific account from her congregation https://t.co/2yTj8hZTsg
(corrected LSTC tag) pic.twitter.com/CQiZQceKuf

— Benjamin Stewart (@bstewLSTC) May 15, 2019

​ELCA pastor Chad McKenna writes "#AbolishICE":

According to this article, ICE arrested her daughters first. Her children. ICE arrested a DACA recipient and a U.S. Citizen at one location before pointing their guns at three unarmed adults who have long been in the process of seeking asylum. #AbolishICE https://t.co/CJJG8POKnB

— Chad McKenna (@cmckennaiv) May 15, 2019

​From ELCA Pastor Paul Eldred:

Betty Rendón, pastor of an @ELCA church in Wisconsin, was arrested at gunpoint by ICE along with her family. She fled Colombia and sought refuge in the US.
Another shameful act by this administration.
Please pray for her, her family, and her congregation. And then demand change! https://t.co/jt0s37b983

— Paul Eldred (@pmceldred) May 15, 2019

The DE-MD Synod tweeted:

Grateful for @ELCABishopEaton and her witness on behalf of Betty Rendon. https://t.co/fvXAiVSrL2

— DE-MD Synod ELCA (@ELCAdemdsynod) May 15, 2019

Matthew Short, the Assistant to the Bishop for Evangelical Mission at Greater Milwaukee Synod, was part of a gathering outside Betty Rendon's detention center. Below is his Facebook post about it:


More from the ELCA's Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago:


And from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:


Here is a statement by the ELCA's Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Bishop, Michael Rinehart. 

Here is a statement by the ELCA's New England Synod Bishop, James Hazelwood.


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Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service Hires Hindu President and CEO

3/15/2019

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​The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a partner to LIRS (Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service). (See here) Recently, Krish O’Mara Vignarajah was appointed the President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. 
 
ELCA Synod Bishop Michael Rinehart is the LIRS board chairman is quoted as saying, “Krish is exactly the kind of once-in-a-generation leader LIRS needs right now...In the wake of unprecedented challenges to U.S. refugee resettlement and immigration policy, the LIRS mission — to protect, embrace, and empower those we serve — is more crucial now than ever.”

A lot of ELCA money goes to LIRS. Let's learn a little about Krish O'Mara Vignarajah. 

She is Hindu and is married to a Catholic. In 2016, they had a Hindu wedding ceremony and a Christian ceremony. (see here) 

She worked as a senior advisor under Sec. of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry before becoming Policy Director for First Lady Michelle Obama. (See here)


​Krish O’Mara Vignarajah was a Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland in 2018.

The Baltimore Sun newspaper, during the campaign season, said "V
ignarajah has many big promises for Maryland spelled out in more than 100 pages of text and nearly 14,000 words on her website: universal pre-kindergarten, free college tuition at community colleges and historically black colleges and universities, more reproductive health centers, paid leave for new parents, expanded use of renewable energy sources and a massive increase in school construction funding." (Read here) 

Also on Krish Vignarajah's campaign website is a tab that addresses issues that are important to the candidate. One of those issues was "LGBTQ," where Vignarajah says "My Administration Will Make Maryland The Most Welcoming And Anti-Discriminatory State In The Union.​"

The website's LGBTQ page then listing "Priorities" where we find the following: 
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(See here) 

Below are a couple of Facebook posts by Krishanti Vignarajah. She seems like the perfect fit for a partner of the ELCA. 
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ELCA Seminarian Motivated By 'intersectional feminism, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, interfaith dialogue, (and) sex positivity'

3/5/2019

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Madeline Burbank is a Master of Divinity student at the ELCA's Luther Seminary. Below is an announcement she made on her Facebook page about her education choice and the motivation behind it. Madeline Burbank does not mention telling people about Jesus and His free gift of salvation. It is about "Effective relief efforts, lifelong service, environmental stewardship, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee support, intersectional feminism, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, interfaith dialogue, sex positivity, and improving education..."

Everyone should be frightened about the pastors the ELCA is and has ordained. 


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WELCA Shared Video Calls God 'She'

1/7/2019

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Women of the ELCA (WELCA) tweeted a link to a video where God is referred to as "She." The video was made by the theologically liberal "Sojourners." The video is called "My God is ---------." Seven seconds into the video a woman says, "She breaks through stained glass ceilings and brings down walls." The video shows about a dozen people completing the statement "My God is..."  (See additional examples of the ELCA referring to God using female terms here and here)

Jesus spoke to God calling him "Father." One needs to ask why the ELCA is going against Jesus' own words. Based on all the ways the ELCA defies Scripture, some would say the ELCA wants a god after their own making. 

Other statements in the WELCA shared video include, "My God was a refugee, was an immigrant, and wasn't white," and "My God doesn't care if I don't speak English." The video laced with manipulative statements that hold to the ELCA's and Sojourners social justice beliefs like, "My God heals without worrying about insurance."

This is what the Women of the ELCA is putting forth and sharing on Twitter for all who will listen. 


Here is the video.


Below is a picture of the video WELCA shared speaking about God as a woman. And here is a link to the Women of the ELCA's tweet. 

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"Pissed Off" Former Bishop Speaks At the ELCA Youth Gathering

7/16/2018

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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.)

​ELCA former bishop to teens: “I’m pissed off” about school shootings, “I grieve” unclean water, “I am furious” about separation of children at the border, but says nothing about separation of children in the womb

Former bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Reverend Stephen Bouman, told 31,000 Lutheran teenagers at the ELCA’s youth assembly last week that he is angry about school shootings, the unclean environment, blaming Muslims, and separating children at the border.  But in his speech he said nothing about the tragedy of separating children in the womb.  Why?  The ELCA is so radically pro-choice that it pays for abortion for any reason in the ELCA healthcare plan, which is funded by offering dollars.  That’s right, your ELCA offering dollars at work, killing unborn children.  I believe people who are pro-choice should sit out the discussion about separating children from their mothers.  

If you have any doubt that the ELCA wants its teenagers to be liberal democrats, endorse things like “Black Lives Matter”, etc., watch the below video.  The ELCA claims to be a “big tent” which welcomes everyone, including conservatives.  No sign of that in this message.  

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock



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"Show Up" ELCA Seminaries Promo Doesn't Mention God

3/19/2018

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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 promo for the seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America mentions being a prophetic "voice for justice" and mentions sexuality showing a transgender (?) person. God and Jesus are not mentioned. Evangelism is not mentioned. Bible study is not mentioned. That is telling. One thing that matters in this promo is "justice", which in the ELCA context often means liberal politics, gay rights, etc.
 
I would suggest that anyone who seriously wants to study God's Word as it has been interpreted for 2000 years not "show up" at an ELCA seminary.
 
Sincerely in Christ,
 
Pastor Tom Brock


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The ELCA is Just an Extreme Social Policy and Political Organization that Cloaks Itself in Religion

12/19/2017

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God's Word in Matthew 4:17 tells us that Jesus preached the message, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

You will not hear ELCA leadership preach repentance of sin (unless it has to do with "Global Warming" or lack of being inclusive). They must believe Jesus was naive to think that people needed to repent or that hell awaited those that reject Christ as their Savior. Instead ELCA leaders succumbed to Satan's directives and are preaching their liberal social and political policies. Here are some examples: 

-  The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America stands against the Congressional tax cut being voted on this month. They are spewing leftist propaganda saying it is a bill that "benefits corporations and the wealthy over lower and middle-income families."  (See here and below.)
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​-  Today the ELCA's Metropolitan New York Synod shared a post from a pro-LGBT organization about the case of the Christian baker from Colorado who was sued by two gay men because the baker would not use his artistic talents to make them a wedding cake. The article features an ELCA pastor condemning the Christian baker's claim of religious freedom (see here and below). In the case of gay men vs. a Bible-believing Christian, it is not a surprise with whom the ELCA synod is siding.  
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- Next is an article co-written by ELCA bishop William Gohl Jr. of the Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA. It condemns "current immigration policies" of the United States and says the "repeal of DACA would be morally reprehensible." He even says, "If we are to truly live out our faith, then we must...advocate that those who (are in the United States)...through DACA be allowed to stay." (See here)


- Gun regulations and laws are a favorite topic of many ELCA leaders. Here is some of what ELCA bishop Steven L. Ullestad of the Northeastern Iowa Synod is using to fill up his Facebook page: 
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(See here) 

-  News from the Church Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has them adopting the Israel-inspired (anti-Israel) investment screen that was passed at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in 2016. (read the summer blog here)
 
They also “declined the request for the ELCA to declare itself a sanctuary denomination, yet supported the spirit of the sanctuary movement by encouraging congregations to serve and support the protection of migrants in their communities.” (see here)
 
​-  Finally, I will end this with what is truly one of the most morally reprehensible positions held in the ELCA, the support of abortion.  After someone posted this abortion-supporting article on an ELCA Clergy Facebook page, some challenged the thought. Then ELCA pastor Russell L. Meyer wrote the comment below:

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The ELCA's Continual, Relentless Pro-LGBTQ Message

8/24/2017

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If you are an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America member who believes Scripture, that homosexuality is a sin and that marriage is only to be between one man and one woman, then you are at odds with your denomination. You are the target of a propaganda effort by ELCA leadership to push their pro-homosexuality viewpoint on you and your family. The ELCA, by way of their institutions, publications and social media (among others) are bombarding people with their false, anti-scriptural, pro-LGBTQ view. Let me show you some examples. 

The ELCA magazine Living Lutheran wrote an article titled, "​Equal participants in the body of Christ: LGBTQ members find spiritual home in ELCA congregations." In the article you will find three pro-homosexual stories and one pro-transgender story. (see here)

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The ELCA, through Living Lutheran, also published this pro-homosexual article titled, "​A dad’s concern." (see here) It is written by an ELCA pastor. 

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The ELCA Gulf Coast Synod tweeted that "LGBTQIA people are good & holy & made in the image of God.” See below. 


LGBTQIA people are good & holy & made in the image of God. @lura_groen #tlgcs #ELCA #PulseShooting #PrayForOrlando pic.twitter.com/EknejS1rvB

— Gulf Coast Synod (@GulfCoastSynod) June 14, 2016
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Another article from the ELCA’s Living Lutheran website says, “We want to ensure that LGBT individuals are in the fabric of our church and that it is never questioned.” (see here)

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The ELCA's Metropolitan New York Synod published an article on their website about two of their synod churches participating in gay pride marches. They title the article "Pride: conversations and connections." (see here) 

The ELCA synod's article claims falsely, as so many in the denomination do, that the ELCA's social statement, "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust," is “grounded in scripture and Lutheran theology.”
 
The article also says that a resolution was brought to the “. . . 2017 Synod Assembly that asks us to have deeper conversations with one another ‘that will seek to cultivate and nurture listening to one another’s stories, concerns, and fears, especially concerning issues of human sexuality and the call for full inclusion of all on the gender spectrum.’" (here is the link to this resolution)

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One month ago the presiding bishop in the ELCA wrote this moral and political social media post:

LGBTQ people serve our church and serve our country. I am grateful for their service.

— Bishop Eaton (@ELCABishopEaton) July 28, 2017

Then the ELCA Facebook page followed up with this today:

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​And here we have the presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America at the Metro D.C. Synod Assembly with a rainbow banner, a symbol of support for homosexuality, front and center:


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The ELCA Young Adults' Facebook page chimes in:


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The cover page of the June 2017 issue of Living Lutheran highlighted a teenager who won a contest with a doodle of ​"eight diverse teenagers lined up in an over-the-shoulder embrace. On their shirts were symbols of Islam, Judaism, Christianity, LGBT pride, gender nonconformity and disability rights." (see here, front page and page 17) 

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(Former) ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson made a video (below) where he talks about bullying of gay people for "being the people God created them to be."
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​The shot below sat on top of the page of an ELCA Facebook group that has almost 14,000 members:
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The red sign in the above picture declares, "​Queer Saints." 

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The founder and moderator of this 14,000 member ELCA Facebook group, Rev. Clint Schnekloth, wrote an article for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette saying, 
​“June is Gay Pride month, and I'm taking a moment to proclaim loudly and proudly how thankful I am for the increasing number of Christian faith communities who celebrate LGBTQ+ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer] lives, and who partner with them to deepen our shared Christian walk of discipleship.”

​He goes on, “LGBTQ+ people are leaders in our congregation, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, and in our wider denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They serve on council, teach our Sunday school classes, are called as pastors and much more.” (see here)

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​Just a couple of weeks ago the ELCA's Lower Susquehanna Synod posted a page on their website detailing their becoming an RIC synod, which means they are accepting and supporting homosexuality, as well as LGBT participation in church leadership. The page included a number of videos and additional information in support of their message. (see here) 

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Below is a social media post by the ELCA's Sierra Pacific Synod in support of people marching in Gay Pride events: 
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Another Living Lutheran magazine article by the ELCA tells us:

"The (sic) can also be said of same-sex couples who are seeking acceptance in a congregational setting. All congregations are supposed to be welcoming, but there’s a difference between lip-service and genuine acceptance and hospitality. Eight years ago the ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted in support of LGBTQIA folks both as rostered leaders and members within the church body, yet how many of our congregations make a point of posting visible signs of welcome to this community? Better yet, how many congregations are willing to have a Pride Sunday in addition to Mother’s and Father’s Day celebrations?" (see here) 


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​The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, a seminary of the ELCA, posted this on their Facebook page: 

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Below is a response to an Exposing the ELCA post from Mike Rinehart, bishop of the ELCA's Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod. Notice his view of those with an accurate historical and biblical view of this issue.


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Here are a number of other Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Living Lutheran articles presenting homosexuality in a positive light:

  • It is a sign of welcome
 
  • Observations on homosexuality in the New Testament
 
  • ​Equal participant in the body of Christ: LGBTQ members find spiritual home in ELCA congregations
 
  • ​Living on a prayer: One man's cross-country journey in honor of his father

  • ​Extending and receiving welcome

  • ​There is a place for you here

  • All are welcome​

  • ​Campus ministry becomes place of welcome after election
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Here is another pro-homosexual article from the ELCA magazine Living Lutheran. As you can see below it was shared by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Living Lutheran Facebook pages:
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Link to the article here. 
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Friend to Exposing the ELCA, Rev. Tom Brock, recently wrote about the above ELCA article and shared his concern over the ELCA's pro-homosexual agenda. Here is what Pastor Brock wrote:
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No surprise here: Yet another ELCA article promoting gay pride.

Gus Barnes, Jr., a seminarian of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, writes a June 25th article for the Living Lutheran website, the official magazine of the ELCA. He writes:
 
"I am now back at Wartburg (Seminary); will marry my spouse, Steve, this summer; and will finish school by the first week of February. My faith is strong, knowing the challenges I may face in the future. My inner pride is carrying me through the journey to ordination....This pride flows through me, a gay man in an interracial relationship. This pride keeps me grounded in my faith daily..."
 
There has not been one article with a conservative viewpoint on homosexuality in "Living Lutheran", but there have been an abundance of articles like the above painting transgenderism and homosexuality in a positive light. In 2009 the ELCA agreement was to respect both conservatives and liberals on this issue. Living Lutheran has given no space to the traditional, Biblical point of view. The abundance of pro-gay and pro-transgender articles shows that Living Lutheran's leadership has an agenda and the powers that be in the ELCA are allowing them to push their agenda through the ELCA's national magazine.
 
Yet one more example of why members of the ELCA should leave this erring denomination and join a more biblical branch of Lutheranism. ELCA offering dollars help support Living Lutheran.
 
Sincerely in Christ,
Pastor Tom Brock


(See Pastor Brock's article here)
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Pastor Tom Brock had this to say in another blog:

“Around the country, ELCA churches are often found marching in some of these lewd parades. The ELCA has a practicing homosexual bishop in southwest California who has a 'husband' And last year the ELCA's executive for worship (a 'married' homosexual pastor) came out with official materials so that ELCA pastors can perform gay 'weddings.' The ELCA materials declare this blasphemy: 'God joins this celebration, pouring out the Holy Spirit to bless your marriage...' ELCA presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton called the materials ‘faithful.'"  (see here) 
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Below is a small taste of all the pro-gay messages happening from individual ELCA pastors and churches:

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Here is another:
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Next is the popular ELCA pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber's church:


Happy Pride pic.twitter.com/dmBxCw3TxW

— Nadia Bolz-Weber (@Sarcasticluther) June 18, 2017
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This ELCA Pastor tweets:

@JohnWisniewski visits @GSEquality to encourage our lobbying efforts on behalf of equality for #LGBTQ people in NJ. #advocacy #ELCA pic.twitter.com/wULjcG1z17

— Annemarie H Cook (@BoldLutheran) June 26, 2017

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Then you can read this newspaper article about a tiny ELCA church which mentions them being an RIC church here. 

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Lots of ELCA Lutherans marching in this Gay Pride parade:

A beautiful day yesterday at #cbuspride! So joyful to be with the churches of the #elca and #reconcilingworks here in Columbus. There is a place for you here! #acceptingall #trinitylutheranseminary

A post shared by Kriss Buss (@matt25_40) on Jun 18, 2017 at 1:14pm PDT

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This ELCA church makes a public witness by marching in a gay pride parade and posting their pictures for the world to see. (see here and below)



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How sad and evil that ELCA members, both straight and those struggling with same-sex desires, are being deceived and bombarded by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, pushing their pro-LGBT agenda. An agenda that stands in direct opposition to God and His Word. 

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ELCA: A zeal for social causes, but what about evangelizing the lost?

8/2/2016

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

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August 8-13 the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will have its national convention in New Orleans. The ELCA website lists topics for the assembly, but I cannot find a word about evangelism. Instead it states this:
 
"God's Grace in Action Afternoon" will offer experiential learning on several topics to inspire participants to take action back home, including: Music, Justice and Peace; From the Doctrine of Discovery to BlackLivesMatter; Human Trafficking; Care of Creation; and Food Security.
 
So, why is there not a word about bringing people to salvation through faith in Christ? I fear the Gospel has been supplanted by social causes. And of the ELCA's social causes, why is there not a word about rescuing unborn children from abortion? The tragic truth is that the ELCA pays for abortion, for any reason, in its healthcare plan which is funded by offering dollars.
 
As one Lutheran commentator observed years ago "The ELCA has looks more and more like the left wing of the Democratic Party."
 
Sincerely in Christ,
 
Pastor Tom Brock
pastorsstudy.org
 

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Liberal, Left-Wing ELCA Leadership

7/23/2016

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The vast majority of the leaders in the ELCA are liberal, left-wing democrats who use your offering dollars to push their political and social agenda. They are strong proponents of abortion but are against capital punishment for the worst violent offenders. They want more restrictive gun laws but can not make the connection between terrorist actions and Islam. They push for LGBT causes, including making unrepentant practitioners leaders in the church, but they are against laws that protect the first amendment rights of Bible-believing business persons to not participate in the celebration of sinful actions. They are against the state of Israel, a haven of freedom, and they side with the "Palestinian" people who celebrate the murder of Jewish children, naming streets after the perpetrators of evil. They sound the alarm of "climate change," "white privilege" and embrace the "BlackLivesMatter" movement (see here).

These are liberals, no doubt. Is this what you want out of your Biblical teachers? (we won't even get into the multitude of ways they are in opposition to Scripture). 

Recently Pew Research Center came out with findings showing the 43% of ELCA members lean toward or identify with the Republican Party. (see here) 

If you want a clue to what the ELCA leadership thinks of people who are conservative and/or Republican, take a look at what Josh Evans, who describes himself on Twitter as a "Seminarian at @LSTChicago. Gay, sarcastic, introverted, justice-seeking Lutheran" (go to Josh's twitter comment here) says:


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Many Evangelical Lutheran Church in America members have figured out the liberal, anti-Biblical ways of their church leadership and the numbers make it apparent. The once 5 million member denomination is now 3.7 million and growing smaller every month. I've highlighted the financial troubles of the ELCA over the last six years and here are two more statements that underscore the financial crisis the ELCA is facing:

​“Over the past 18 years, annual offerings have dropped by more than 50 percent—from $3.6 million in 1997 to $1.7 million in 2014” - Women of the ELCA (WELCA) reports on their finances (see here - page 4).

H. Julian Gordy, bishop of the ELCA's Southeastern Synod reveals this about his synod:

"The percent of giving from congregations to mission support has declined for at least the past three decades. Over the past seven years, we have addressed the decline with severe cuts in our synodical programming budget and in support of committees and task forces. We have significantly cut our support of our synod's agencies and institutions, and we have cut salaries and staff positions in the synod office." (see here)


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The Spiritual State of the ELCA, Illustrated With Answers to One Question

11/8/2015

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The ELCA’s Saint Paul Area Synod held a number of visioning process gatherings asking ELCA members this question: “Where do you sense God calling us to be more deeply present as the ELCA?” What kind of answers do you get from people attending a denomination that has little desire to evangelize and tell people about the good news of salvation in Christ for those that believe? You get responses regarding liberal social policies and very few responses about God.

Here are the answers they received:
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  • “…one table group suggested that the synod continue to lift up LGBTQ issues.”
  • “One person sensed that we need to be more deeply present with the changing immigrant communities.”
  • “Another table group impressed upon the need for the synod to be equipping people to talk comfortably about Jesus, to share our own stories, and listen to others.”
  • “someone championed that we must address gun violence as it relates to race, mental illness, and suicide.”
  • “Another table group sensed that the synod needs to be deeply present in things that are bigger than ourselves, such as income inequality, climate change, and addressing racism.”
  • “there was a call for tools and training to address racism.”
  • “Another person asked how can ELCA Lutherans keep relevant with millenials?”
  • “someone sensed that the synod must be actively aware of human trafficking and intervening to stop it.”
  • “There was a call for divestment in fossil fuels.”
  • “Another table group advocated for more churches to keep vegetable gardens, engaging families and children from the communities in learning about growing their own food, and donating produce to local food shelves.”
  • “Yet another person sensed a need for shared meals with congregations and faith practices outside of the ELCA.”
  • “Another person made the analogy that the ELCA must be a ‘remarkable experience, with depth, like a triple Belgium in a Bud Lite world.’”
  • “A table group wrote that we must switch our obsession with numbers to an obsession with impact.”
  • “One person sensed the need to issue unique pastoral calls to specialized ministry, such as specific family issues or ministry for people with special needs, as well as more ministry in jails and prisons.”
  • “There was a call to evangelize pop culture.”
  • “Another table group sensed a need to be present with those who are homeless.” (see here)​ 

This provides a clear picture of the spiritual state of most of the leadership and members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Lies To Support the ELCA's Agenda

10/29/2015

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The ELCA's Journal of Lutheran Ethics October 2015 issue was devoted to the topic of  "#BlackLivesMatter."

An article by Rozella Haydée White, the Program Director for Young Adult Ministry for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, perpetuates the falsehood that Michael Brown was murdered. She writes, “For many young people of color, the murder of Michael Brown[1] on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri tore the veil that covered the ugliest reality – lives of people of color, particularly young black people of color, are not seen as lives at all."  (see here)

The definition of murder is "The unlawful killing of another human being without 
justification or excuse.
" (see here) Michael Brown was killed in self-defense by Officer Wilson. The justice system of the United States confirms this. 

Saying that lives of people of color are "not seen as lives at all" is another outright lie.

Then the ELCA Program Director for Young Adult Ministry writes, “The church has also been complicit in the ongoing separation and oppression of people of color. From global mission that was undergirded by the concept of conversion…”

So helping people know the One True God is called "oppression?" Leading people to faith in Christ is what we are all called to do. The ELCA is turning this "calling" into an evil act.

Another article in the October issue of Journal of Lutheran Ethics was written by Rev. Wolfgang D. Herz-Lane, bishop of the Maryland-Delaware Synod of the ELCA. He seems to be making a similar claim to the first article, that Ferguson, Missouri Police Officer Wilson committed a crime in the shooting of Michael Brown when he writes, "Unlike other cities such as Ferguson, New York, and Cleveland where law enforcement officers were not held accountable in the deaths of unarmed civilians, the family of Freddie Gray will get its day in court as six police officers have been charged in the case." (read here)



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