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Is Carthage College the Right School For You?

11/9/2020

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Just because a college is associated with a Christian denomination doesn't mean the school will abide by Biblical teaching or be a Godly learning environment for students. Carthage College, located in Kenosha, WI., is a school of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), which is very liberal mainline denomination. Read the following and ask yourself if you want Carthage College educating and disciplining your child. 

​Carthage College:
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Homosexuality
 
-  Carthage College has a LGBT group. “The LGBT Student Association is a student-run group that is focused on educational events, social gatherings, and advocacy surrounding LGBTQIA+ issues.” (See here)

-  Carthage College has “SafeZones” for LGBTQ people. (See here) As you can see below, ELCA campus pastor is a LGBTQ SafeZone representative.  (See here)
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-  A showing of Moonlight, a film about a homosexual man, took place at Carthage College and was sponsored by Carthage Activities Board, Advocates for Social Change, Black Student Union, and LGBT-SA. (See here)

-  A Coffee and Conversation gathering about the homosexual based National Coming Out Day was held at Carthage College and hosted by Multicultural Affairs. (See here)
 
-  No Hate Week took place at Carthage College. Events included an LGBT speaker, a LGBTQ and Ally Student Panel, “the acknowledgment of the rainbow-painted Kissing Rock…(and) the day of silence, where participators will remain silent to acknowledge the many silenced voices of those who have fought for equality and those who cannot speak up for themselves.” (See here) 
 
-  A recipient of the Lambda Pioneer Award for contributions to the LGBT literary community spoke at Carthage College. (See here)

​Transgender and Gender

-  The Carthage College library has a big selection of gender study books and over to the right you can see some of their new selections.
 
-  Two years ago, Cathage College posted a letter titled “An Open Letter to the Carthage Transgender Community” which was written by the Assistant Director of Student Involvement for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs. Part of the letter said, ‘I will do whatever I can to ensure your well being, your safety, and to affirm your existence, your experience, and your identity on this campus.” (See here)
 
-  The Carthage College website tells us Carthage College welcomes transgender student athletes to their teams. (See here)

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​Other Religions
 
-  Carthage College has both a Muslim Student Association and a Pagan Forum which you can see listed here.
 
-  In 2016 we see that there was an Annual Hijab Day observed at Carthage College where students were encouraged to wear red scarfs over their head. (See here)
 
-  Carthage College writes, “You may be thinking, ‘Wait a minute, this is a college rooted in the Lutheran tradition, right? Why would you encourage other faith traditions?’

We do this because we are a college rooted in the Lutheran tradition. Lutherans believe we are saved by grace through faith, and that this grace gives us the freedom we need to love and serve the world — the whole world, not just the Lutheran world.”
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​-  Interfaith leader and Muslim, Eboo Patel spoke at Carthage College. (See 
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-  A Celebration of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, took place at Carthage College. (See here and here)  

-  James Lochtefeld, Chair and Religion Department Professor of Religion and Asian Studies “specializes in Hindu pilgrimage.” (See here) 



​Drag Show
 
-  In 2018, the second annual Heels For Hope Drag Show was held at Carthage College. (See here)  
 

Inclusive Language

​-  Carthage College has a “Glossary of Working Language for Conversation” page. On this page we learn:
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“Carthage College believes that we are to nurture an enlightened and inclusive college community that inspires meaningful contributions towards a better world. It is to that end we promote a working language that frames our understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion within the context of deepening equity and access, institutional receptivity, diversity in the curriculum, and student/adult learning development to promote equitable student outcomes.”
 

Carthage College then gives a set of words with definitions that frames "our understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion." Included are such words as Adultism, Allyship, Cis, Cisgenderism, Gender identity, Gender neutral pronoun, Heteronormativity, Homophobia, Intersectionality, LGBTTQQIA, Marginalize, Microaggression, Queer, Questioning, Safe space, White guilt, White privilege, Whiteness, Xenophobia, etc.  (See here) 
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Politics/Anti-Trump

-  Carthage College professor Mimi Yang writes about Trump, the boarder wall and bigotry. (See here) 

-  A similar article by the same Carthage College professor can be seen here. 


-  Carthage College President writes of his support for the DACA program. (See here) 

-  A Carthage College professor, Stephanie Mitchell, commented on her pastor allegedly being arrested by ICE saying, “She’s my pastor and my government kidnapped her..." (See here) 


​Campus Pastor at Carthage College

-  ELCA Rev. Kara Baylor is the Carthage College Campus Pastor. Here is a one of her Facebook posts showing LGBT support/pride.


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Anti Christian Zionist Speaker

​-  Controversial speaker, Bishop Dr. Munib Younan, Bishop Emeritus of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, spoke last year at Carthage College. (See here) Read a little about him and some of the controversial things he has said here.


"It’s all about U-terus!" presentation

-  In 2016 Carthage College had a presentation titled “It’s all about U-terus! Come learn about your lady parts!” (See here) 
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Art Exhibit

-  Disturbing art exhibit at Carthage College. (See here) 



As you can see with Carthage College, one should not trust that a school is right for you or your teenager just because they are affiliated with a supposed Christian denomination. 

One last thing. Check out these ratings of Carthage College. (See here) 


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ELCA Synod Holds Drag Queen Storytime

7/15/2020

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A drag queen storytime was conducted by an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synod last month.  The Metropolitan New York Synod introduced their drag queen book reading saying, "For our youngest members, join Vice-President Renee Wicklund at 11 am as we listen to special synodical guest drag queen, Coco Taylor, reads some inspiring books about celebrating differences and inclusion." 

Drag Queen storytime was broadcast on the synod Facebook page.  At the end of each book the drag queen read, which were transgender/LGBT celebrating books, the ELCA synod vice president would try to relate the story to something in the Bible. 
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Lutheran Pastor Tom Brock addressed the situation saying:

"Here is drag queen story time for your children, presented by the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

I am not making this up. This is not a satire. Here is drag queen story time for your children courtesy of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America."

"Claire Burkat, retired ELCA bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, wrote of the drag queen story time books: 'Three books I will buy for the little ones I love:)'"
(Read Rev. Brock here)

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has a mission to indoctrinate their membership, including children, with their ultra-liberal, Bible-rejecting beliefs.

How can anyone who fears God and believes His Word stay in this vile denomination that is teaching evil, in many forms, to people under their care? 
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Wondering About Going to the Next ELCA Youth Gathering?

6/22/2020

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The ELCA has an agenda. They want to instill their beliefs into people including children and teenagers.  That is why you should not send your youth to ELCA Youth Gatherings.  The ELCA has demonstrated this indoctrination for the last decade at the ELCA National Youth Gatherings (see here, scroll down the page) and they did it again last few months in these posting on the official Twitter page of the ELCA Youth Gathering - 

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“I’ve learned that by being who God has called me to be, and by telling my story, hearts and minds are changed" -@MightyRebekah □https://t.co/7LPd5GDYiX

— ELCA Youth Gathering (@elcagathering) May 8, 2020
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ELCA Living Lutheran magazine: Everyone is saved, helping Lutheran camps be pro-LGBTQIA+, and more

4/24/2020

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​(The following article is from Rev. Tom Brock of pastorsstudy.org. You can follow Pastor Brock on Facebook - here and Twitter - here.)

Living Lutheran, the national magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran, regularly promotes a liberal viewpoint and the April 2020 edition is no exception.
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In one article, Kevin Vandriver, assistant to the ELCA bishop in the Metropolitan New York Synod, writes "We firstly proclaim that Jesus absorbed and buried all sin, and we are saved. That goes for everyone. No matter who you are. Full stop." This sounds like the false teaching of Universalism, that everyone is saved, whether you believe in Jesus or not. Universalism contradicts the teaching of Jesus (John 14:6) and the Apostles (Acts 4:12).
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Another article highlights that a grant has been given to ELCA Lutheran camps to help them be more welcoming "to people who identify as LGBTQIA+." The Bible teaches homosexual behavior is sin, but the article does not mention that.

Another article is written by a young woman who left her evangelical upbringing and joined the ELCA. She writes "When I left my evangelical roots and began to find a home in the ELCA, I realized there were many faithful Christians who hadn't interpreted being "in the world but not of it" to mean shunning R-rated movies." She now watches R-rated movies and says "I met up with truth in young adult fiction and R-rated movies..."

Since 2009, the ELCA has ordained practicing homosexuals and Living Lutheran often highlights homosexual pastors. In this edition, Pastor Joe Larson, "the first openly LGBTQ+ pastor called by an ELCA congregation of North Dakota" talks about sharing worship space with a Jewish synagogue. "We see the Spirit of God moving among us." He said he and the rabbi share a similar vision of what a faith community is meant to be. "We are working together on shared values." My response is this. Christians are indeed to love and respect people of other religions, but how can Christians have a "similar vision of faith community" with religions which reject Jesus as Lord and Savior? This is more evidence of Universalism in the ELCA. This past summer a delegate to the ELCA's national assembly tried to amend an inter-religious resolution by affirming that Jesus is the only way of salvation. He was voted down by 97 percent.

Much as the ELCA claims to love diversity and inclusion, in its national magazine conservative viewpoints are rarely heard.

Sincerely in Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock


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(Three different articles in the April 2020 ELCA magazine spoke of "LGBTQ+" or "LGBTQIA+." Link to the Living Lutheran April 2020 magazine here.)

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ELCA Synod Shares Post, Recommending LGBTQ Books to Read to Children

4/6/2020

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The ELCA's Pennsylvania Synod is promoting "LBGTQ-friendly" books to read to your children. The Facebook post takes you to an article that lists 17 LGBTQ-friendly books. They are stories about "transgender" children, a controversial gay rights leader, supportive books about children whose parents are gay, a child at a parent's gay wedding, a book that talks about "gender fluidity for children and encourages them to explore their identities," a story about a "prince falling in love with a knight" and many same-sex love stories. 

The ELCA is trying to influence you and your family.  Here they are targeting children with their view on homosexuality, gender fluidity and transgenderism.

Why are you a part of a wayward denomination that preaches lifestyles that go against God's will for people?


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Rev. Tom Brock addressed the situation this way - 

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ELCA Publicizes 13-Year-Old 'Transgender Hero'

12/9/2019

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Last year, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America endorsed transgenderism by having a 12-year-old "transgender" person and his/her advocate mother speak to 31,000 youth at the ELCA Youth Gathering. (See here)  This last week, the ELCA is pushing the transgender narrative by promoting a television show about about this same child, calling him/her the "Marvel's first transgender hero." (See below)

This liberal, Bible-defying, God-mocking denomination is encouraging and celebrating sinful lifestyles.

Attending and financially supporting the ELCA makes it possible for the ELCA to push their sinful agenda and pay professionals to indoctrinate people under the guise of Christianity. 
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2018 @elcagathering speaker @MightyRebekah just became @Marvel’s first transgender hero! Check out her origin story below:@disneyplus #MightyRebekah #Marvel #HeroProject #DisneyPlus #lgbtqyouthhttps://t.co/xwsA7t1nKp

— ELCA Lutherans (@ELCA) December 6, 2019

​ELCA pastor Emily Heitzman writes:

@MightyRebekah: You are sooo brave, strong & such an inspiration! Not only R you giving youth the confidence 2 be themselves, but you R also giving adults Iike this 38 yr old bisexual ELCA pastor the confidence to be myself. You truly ARE changing the world! #FaithfullyLGBT pic.twitter.com/QuYgZ3IHoK

— Rev. Emily Heitzman (@PastorEmilyH) December 6, 2019

Of course, "Rebekah's" mother is heavily promoting her child's show. Below are a couple examples.  "Rebekah's" father is an ELCA pastor. 
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Pastor Tom Brock had an excellent post about this story.  I will embed it below:
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Middle School ELCA Gathering Has Transgender Chaplain

11/1/2019

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The Delaware-Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America held a youth gathering (see here) two weeks ago for 6th, 7th and 8th graders.  The person chosen to be chaplain for the middle schoolers was transgender ELCA vicar Atticus Zavaletta. ​(see here and below) 

This is another example of how the ELCA continues to lift up transgender confusion and homosexuality to young people.

​People of God, please pray for God's will to prevail in the hearts and minds of those still worshiping in the ELCA and for ELCA leaders and those struggling with same-sex attraction and gender confusion to turn from sin and trust God and His Truth. 

Below are Facebook posts about the youth event by the Delaware-Maryland Synod, Delaware-Maryland Synod Bishop Bill Gohl and transgender ELCA vicar Atticus Zavaletta. 


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ELCA Church Seeks Youth Attendance and Involvement at Concert and Presentation of Gay Man's 'Coming Out' Story

3/27/2019

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Trinity Lutheran Church in Lansdale, PA, is hosting Mikah Meyer, a gay man, who will be conducting a concert and presentation about his "coming out." Trinity Lutheran is an ELCA church and would like to have "A strong youth presence for the upcoming Mikah Meyer* concert" (See here). They are seeking 7th through 12th graders to usher for the event. 
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"Trinity is hosting 'Travel Beyond Convention', a cabaret style one-man show featuring Mikah Meyer, an inspiring young man and countertenor. Facebook invitation is here Mikah will be singing at both the 8:30 and 10:30 service on Sunday, April 7th.  In Social Hall, beginning at 9:30 Trinity Youth will have a special opportunity to meet Mikah and hear about his faith journey. Mikah is a gay Christian whose story about coming out is integrated with his stories of exploring creation on his quest to visit all National Park Sites. Mikah’s message includes his experience of knowing God’s love for him through his struggles. While this message is important for all us to hear, it’s especially important for the younger people in our community who may be dealing with their own struggles."
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Lutheran Magazine Report: ELCA Teen Gathering Helped Youth Affirm LGBTQ Movement

9/21/2018

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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 latest issue of “Living Lutheran”, the official magazine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, has a glowing report on this summer’s gathering of 31,000 Lutheran teenagers. At this gathering, speakers affirmed homosexuality and transgenderism. “After the Gathering, (teenager) Alicia has a firm stance on LGBTQ issues…(She said) ”God is for everyone. Now I can finally say this is what I believe in and this is what my church believes in…” (see here)
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How sad that when you send a Lutheran teenager to the ELCA’s national teen gathering, they come back knowing they are now pro-gay and pro-transgender and that this is the stance of their denomination. The Bible is clear that homosexual behavior is sin (Romans 1:24-27, I Corinthians 6:9-11) and Jesus taught that God made us “male and female”, not transgender (Matthew 19:4-6). This has been the belief of virtually all Christians for 2,000 years with the exception of the last forty years as some Protestant denominations have been overtaken by liberalism.
 
As the ELCA continues to corrupt teenagers and drift from God’s Word, I believe its numbers will continue to shrink at the alarming rate that has occurred since 2009 when the ELCA decided to allow its pastors to be practicing homosexuals.
 
In Christ our Lord,
 
Pastor Tom Brock

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Time For A Mass Exodus From the ELCA

7/22/2018

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What will cause the naive, the scared, the delusional or those in denial to finally leave the ELCA and stand up for God and His Word, which the ELCA has been demonically trying to destroy? What is the final straw that will break the camel's back? 

I believe, for many, it will be the ELCA's words and decisions at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering that will cause Bible-believing ELCA members, churches and pastors to finally leave. (Please read about the speakers and what happened at the youth gathering here, here, here, here, here, here and here)


Content ranged from foul-hearted keynote speakers placed in front of the teenagers, to extremely liberal messages delivered, to transgenderism lifted up, to far-left social causes presented, and pro-LGBT mantras being communicated.  

The Director and President of Lutheran CORE, Pr. Dennis D. Nelson, wrote this following the ELCA Youth Gathering, "The ELCA is guilty of a massive breach of trust. The ELCA cannot be trusted. We realize that those are very strong statements, but they are confirmed by the presentation given by one of the keynote speakers at the recent ELCA Youth Gathering." (see page one of his article 
here) 

Generations Radio presented a program called "The ELCA Lutheran Church Dies" that was centered on the actions of the ELCA at the 2018 Youth Gathering. (listen here) 
And Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis, the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter, shared an article from Exposing the ELCA about the ELCA Youth Gathering with his hundreds of thousands of followers on Facebook:
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​I have heard of people leaving their ELCA churches because of what happened at the ELCA Youth Gathering. So will this be a wake-up call for a great exodus of churches and members from the ELCA? Will the evil and false teachings displayed and given to the most vulnerable ELCA membership, the youth, be enough for places such as Lutheran Church of Hope and its satellite ELCA locations in the Des Moines, Iowa area, Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and similar churches throughout the United States to finally stand up for God's Word, for Truth, and break ties to this faith-destroying denomination? 

I pray so. But shame on them if they remain. 

Here are some additional examples of what was said and the happenings at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering, to go along with the many articles Exposing the ELCA has already written. These come from the ELCA, ELCA pastors and those attending (again, please read the linked articles above to see the craziness of it all):
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Tonight’s brave affirmation of transgender and queer people was made possible by God’s liberating grace—and the Lutheran LGBTQ+ leaders over the last 40+ years. Thanks be to God, @ReconcilingWrks & @ExtraLuthMin #ELCAYG2018

— Michael Wilker (@RevWilker) July 1, 2018

Grace means I’ll be seated at the heavenly banquet between Harvey Weinstein and some racist cop. #elcayg2018

— ELCA Youth Gathering (@elcagathering) June 30, 2018

Tonight, 30,000 Christians that have been worshipping together, gave standing ovations for an 11yo transgender girl and a bisexual woman who has dedicated her life to fighting food insecurity. If that isn’t a great way to end Pride Month then I don’t know what is! □ #ELCAYG2018

— Bails (@BaileyCarroll16) July 1, 2018

The ELCA magazine, Living Lutheran reports, “Last week at the ELCA Youth Gathering, many leaders spoke boldly about family separation and detention. In the AMMPARO/Lutheran Disaster Response space at the Gathering’s interactive center, youth were invited to sign advocacy cards, which will be sent to their representatives.” (See here)

Below are some more notable Youth Gathering social media posts. Notice, the gay affirming rainbow colors were prevalent at the ELCA youth event. 
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You can be part of the Women of the ELCA exhibit at the ELCA Youth Gathering June 27-July 1. Give now. Find out how at https://t.co/Cybxf989JZ. pic.twitter.com/zS36P9cs11

— Women of the ELCA (@WomenoftheELCA) May 30, 2018

​And here is an example of the type of pastors the ELCA is ordaining. Rev. Chesnut is talking about ELCA Pastor Tuhina Verma Rasche, his co-author of a vile "devotional," who was a keynote speaker at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering.


And she didn’t say #FuckThisShit on the stage like all those cowards who railed to others about her assumed she would.

No shit, dumbasses — it’s called context. And knowing it.

— Jason Chesnut-no-t-in-the-middle (@crazypastor) June 28, 2018

​And here the ELCA Youth Gathering is lifting up Ramadan, a celebration of the "first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad." This, of course, is not an event that Christians should be celebration or lifting-up. 

Ramadan Mubarak to our Muslim siblings. #Ramadan2018 #RamadanMubarak

— ELCA Youth Gathering (@elcagathering) May 15, 2018
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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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11-Year-Old Transgender “Girl” Speaks to 31,000 ELCA Lutheran Youth

7/9/2018

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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 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America last week had 31,000 teenagers gather for its teen assembly. One of the speakers was an ELCA pastor’s wife who told the teens that her child, who is biologically a boy, “deeply knows herself to be a girl”. The mother said “she wasn’t a boy, we just didn’t know that yet.” Her congregation held a renaming ceremony at her son’s tenth anniversary of baptism, and they renamed him “Rebekah”. This “girl” is now an “out and proud” transgender person and an activist for transgender and non-binary people…all at age 11.

Then Rebekah came out on the stage to speak to the teens:

“Transgender is being who God made me to be…God does not make mistakes…Its difficult to be in a world that is trying to make you… be someone else. My mission is to make things better for transgender kids, to speak hope. I may only be 11 years old, but I talk to legislators to make better laws for kids like me…Transgender kids are just like other kids…By being who God has called me to be, hearts and minds are changed, I can change the world…I hope that the Church is a place where everyone can bravely be themselves in all their uniqueness…Paint a giant rainbow flag out front (of your church)."

This is tragic beyond belief. No, ELCA, God does not create little boys to be little girls. Studies show that if one leaves children with gender dysphoria alone, most of them grow out of it. But instead of that, the ELCA and this pastor’s wife are affirming this child in the wrong sex, and are publicly celebrating and advocating for it. What if in a few years the child changes his mind and wants to identify with his biological sex? It happens often, but I doubt it will in this case since his parents and denomination are praising him for being an “activist.” One can only think of Jesus’ words in Mark 9:42 “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.” I believe the ELCA has a millstone around its neck.

Not only were the speeches tragic, but it was tragic how often the speeches were interrupted by loud cheering by the teenagers. It appears the ELCA has succeeded in getting teenagers to applaud the LGBT agenda. You can watch it all in the video below.

May God have mercy.

In Jesus our Savior,

Pastor Tom Brock



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ELCA Pastor Preaches the “Beauty of Queerness” and Universalism to 31,000 Lutheran Teenagers

7/3/2018

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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.)

Reverend Nadia Bolz-Weber is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the liberal branch of Lutheranism in the United States. She is a universalist and believes that everyone will be saved and no one goes to Hell. She spoke last week to 31,000 Lutheran teenagers at the ELCA Youth Assembly. In the below video at minute 17:50 she teaches that Harvey Weinstein, and everyone, will be in heaven. The low point in her sermon was when she had 31,000 teenagers follow her lead and loudly proclaim “I renounce the lie that queerness is anything other than beauty” (minute 22:05). She also tells the teenagers that it doesn’t matter if they believe in a literal Devil.

​But according to Jesus, there is a Hell and a Devil and only those who trust in Christ will be saved (John 14:6). According to the Old and New Testaments, homosexual behavior is not beautiful but sinful. Jesus said stern things about those who lead children astray (Mark 9:42) and I believe God is angry with this denomination as it indoctrinates teenagers with evil teaching. There is a reason the ELCA continues to decline in members. There is a reason the ELCA has to merge its shrinking seminaries (Gettysburg and Philadelphia seminaries) or sell off large portions thereof (Luther Seminary). The reason the ELCA is shrinking is given in Revelation 2:5: "Repent, and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent." The ELCA's lamp stand is going out because it refuses to return to the teaching of Scripture.

If you are still an ELCA member, I pray you will find a more faithful Christian denomination.

Sincerely in Christ,

​Pastor Tom Brock
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Appalling Speakers at the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering

6/27/2018

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The 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering takes place this week, beginning Wednesday, June 27. 

The ELCA has assembled the most appalling speakers to preach to more than 30,000 teenagers. Over the last three months Exposing the ELCA has warned you of the disturbing, foul-mouthed and extreme speakers and organizations who will be promoting their thoughts and ideologies into the hearts and minds of all those listening. One, ELCA Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche, is a keynote speaker who co-authored the (please excuse me) "Fuck This Shit" devotional. (read here). Another is ELCA Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, who I have written about extensively because of her horrific theology, unabashed cursing, and anti-Biblical social beliefs. (See here)  Next, presenting at the gathering is a transgender boy with his trans-activist mother. (See here) And finally, several highly troubling organizations will be hosting and leading something the Gathering calls "Interactive Learning." (See here)

​I just learned this weekend that in addition to being keynote speakers, Rev. Tuhina Verma Rasche and Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber will be teaching the teenagers in "Live Bible Studies." The ELCA website describes the Bible studies this way:


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"Part of our Community Life programming for the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering are daily bible studies featuring some of our guest speakers on our main stage!" (see here) 


Below I have compiled additional information about some of the ELCA leaders who are placed in a position of authority and influence over the ELCA teenagers at the Youth Gathering. ​

​Keynote speaker Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber is a "Christo-centric universalist," does not view homosexual sex as sin, has a drag queen perform at church functions, presided over a transgender renaming ceremony, views the Wiccan goddess as an aspect of God, views some of Scripture as just the writer's opinion, has called some of Scripture "wretched," doesn't believe every line of the Apostles' Creed and doesn't believe in substitutionary atonement. (See here)  Below are some tweets by Rev. Bolz-Weber. You can also see many of the disturbing thoughts and actions of this leader, and her vile language, by viewing some more of her social media postings here. 

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Happy Pride! pic.twitter.com/wPXy6BV8ut

— Nadia Bolz-Weber (@Sarcasticluther) June 17, 2018

For #ColoradoGivesDay I supported @PPRockyMountain @RMGDRI @deloresproject @lighthousewrite (women's health, animals, poverty, arts) #Denver

— Nadia Bolz-Weber (@Sarcasticluther) December 8, 2015

Love my church. #HFASS at #Denver #pride pic.twitter.com/UPtJob7gU0

— Nadia Bolz-Weber (@Sarcasticluther) June 19, 2016

Nadia is pictured below with a transgender ELCA pastor.

Congratulation, Pastor Asher! @AsherOCallaghan @rmselca #hfass #elca pic.twitter.com/XDbyiLx7Bh

— Nadia Bolz-Weber (@Sarcasticluther) July 3, 2015
 
Some additional reseach, since my first blog about ELCA Pastor Tuhina Verma Rasche, (see here) has uncovered more disturbing information. Here is a quote from her "devotional" - 

“I’m angry because in the midst of conversations about justice, they are just that: conversations. Actual justice, the world turned upside down, has yet to appear in the fullness of her glory. And God damn it, I want to live into the fullness of who God created me to be, which is a threat to misogynist white supremacists…My anger and desire to see justice lived in the world hasn’t dissipated from last year’s #FuckThisShit devotional.” (See here)


Cali isn’t as liberal as y’all think. It’s also high on the drug of whiteness. I mean, #BBQBecky & #PermitPatty.

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) June 24, 2018

I have found my attire for any & every synod assembly in the ELCA. pic.twitter.com/XrVlJBsHds

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) April 18, 2018

Trans siblings, you are beloved. You are wonderfully made into the fullness and wholeness of who God created you to be. You are not a burden. You are not a distraction. You are holy. You are loved.

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) March 24, 2018

WT actual F? https://t.co/Dq8fJmN1YF

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) April 8, 2018

Scripture was written by people. Broken & beautiful people. Sometimes they got it so very right. And other times, I don't even know if I can say "Thanks be to God" after a reading.#Slatespeak https://t.co/qhghS8aBkr

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) April 20, 2018

My personal response? I don't do white nonsense. Call it out & walk away. I'm not there to wipe snot or pick up the pieces. #Slatespeak https://t.co/j8CnxZYV1S

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) April 20, 2018

God. damn. it. Seriously, God damn this. https://t.co/nA6OMwvuTa

— Tuhina Verma Rasche (@tvrasche) June 18, 2018


Shame on the ELCA leadership for picking such vile speaking, theological troubling and extreme liberal spewing people to influence the unsuspecting youth. 

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Pastor Tom Brock's TV Show Talks About the 2018 ELCA Youth Gathering

6/21/2018

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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.)

Here is our recent show about heresies in the Church, including info about the upcoming ELCA Lutheran Teen Gathering and its radical speakers

If you or someone you know is part of the United Church of Christ, Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presbyterian Church USA, United Methodist Church, Catholic Church, or Disciples of Christ, you may want to watch this. Especially if you know someone who is going to the ELCA Lutheran Teen Assembly coming up on June 27th, have them watch this dealing with the radical speakers they are bringing in to speak to 30,000 Lutheran teens.

In Christ,

Pastor Tom Brock


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