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WELCA's Disturbing Comic

8/18/2018

Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (WELCA) posted this "Bizarro" comic. So many issues with this. 1) It puts a false deity, Buddha, on equal grounds with Christ. 2) Seems in the comic they are speaking about the Islamic rule that one is not allowed to make an image of their god Allah. Many have been killed for doing so. And here WELCA is posting a comic saying these religions should have it also. 3) And another tiring complaint aimed at white people, saying they make Jesus out to be white. To bad WELCA and their ilk don't realize that Jews come in many different shades of brown. From very dark to very light, which people call "white." Jesus could have had any of these shades of skin color.

https://t.co/jsF2SbGstH pic.twitter.com/PP1MfhXu8N
— Women of the ELCA (@WomenoftheELCA) August 18, 2018

Assistant to the ELCA Presiding Bishop Watches 'God Bless Gay'

8/14/2018

Rev Kevin Strickland is the Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Worship of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

What a beautiful show. I watched it on a plane and flight attendant had to come ask if I was ok. :)
— Rev Kevin Strickland (@PrKevinELCA) August 13, 2018

Radical Wolves

8/3/2018

One of the most disturbing and radical Bishops, Michael Rinehart of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod (see what I mean here) with one of the most disturbing and radical pastors in the ELCA, Clint Schnekloth (see here), together at a rally together.

Bishop Michael Rinehart was my youth pastor and we went to the national youth gathering 30 years ago in San Antonio. Now we are out together for a Keep Families together rally in Houston. #elcayg2018 pic.twitter.com/PfssRNbJt6
— Clint Schnekloth (@Schnekloth) June 30, 2018

Radical DecolonizeLutheranism at ELCA Youth Gathering

8/3/2018

Waiting to share their message with the 31,000 youth.

#DecolonizeLutheranism has arrived @ ELCA Youth Gathering Interactive Learning Center! pic.twitter.com/Hfp405cYqT
— LuthDecolonized (@LuthDecolonized) June 26, 2018

ELCA Pride Sign

8/3/2018

What about repentance?

#LoveIsLove and God is Love! #HOUSTONPRIDE #Pride40 #PrideParade https://t.co/DYiD3IMJth pic.twitter.com/4kl7QVXGDJ
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) June 24, 2018

Proud to be Marching

8/3/2018

Another ELCA church, Peace Lutheran Church in Gahanna, OH, marches in the Columbus Pride parade.

Proud to be marching with our #elca #lutheran friends at #ColumbusPride. #pride #allmeansall #believeoutloud pic.twitter.com/5DADRvxtoJ
— Peace Lutheran Church Gahanna (@PeaceGahanna) June 16, 2018

The ELCA and ReconcilingWorks, an LGBT Advocacy Organization, the Focus of An ELCA Article

8/3/2018

When was the last time the ELCA and Lutheran CORE, which holds to a Biblical view of marriage and sexuality, were featured in an ELCA publication?

Synod Tweets "all: our silence equals complicity" in speaking about "separating parents from their children"

8/3/2018

A political post by the DE-MD Synod does not leave any room for other opinions or understanding.

There is nothing remotely biblical, in any sense of that word, separating parents from their children.
Beloved, all: our silence equals complicity. +bg
— DE-MD Synod ELCA (@ELCAdemdsynod) June 15, 2018

Support for #decolonizelutheranism

8/3/2018

According to this tweet, a candidate for bishop, at the Grand Canyon Synod assembly, gave a "shot out " (she likely meant to write "shout out") to #decolonizelutheranism, a radical ELCA group that you can read more about here.

#ELCA #grandcanyonsynodassembly Bishop election. Shot out to #decolonizelutheranism from Pastor Miguel, candidate for Bishop. "Lutherans CAN dance! Watch me (he dances)!" #CLUConnect
— Desta Goehner (@DestaG) June 15, 2018

Metro DC Synod Bishop, Richard Graham, attends Gay Pride Parade

8/3/2018

Rev. Richard H. Graham, the bishop of the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod attended the Capital (Gay) Pride Parade this summer.

DC Lutherans descend on the Capital Pride Parade w/Bishop Graham, Pastors, Lay Leaders, members & even Martin Luther himself all rockin to This is Me, This is Lutheran, This is Love! @DCFirstTrinity @LutherPlace @metrodcelca @ELCA @Gtown_Lutheran @StPaulsLuthDC @ReformationDC pic.twitter.com/B5Y6pAR8xN
— AugustanaLutheranDC (@AugustanaLuthDC) June 12, 2018

Lutheran Pride Parade 2018 #CapitalPride2018 @metrodcelca @LutherPlace @ELCA @ReformationDC @DCFirstTrinity @StPaulsLuthDC @Gtown_Lutheran pic.twitter.com/bw7Bk36QMM
— AugustanaLutheranDC (@AugustanaLuthDC) June 10, 2018

HOmoSexual Marriage Resources From the ELCA

8/3/2018

This ELCA post announces the homosexual service of marriage resources that the denomination developed.

It’s wedding season. □ The #ELCA offers a service of marriage that uses inclusive language for all couples. It was developed in 2016 from recommendations by the "Ministry to and with Same-gender Couples and Their Families" working group. Download: https://t.co/sTEWqKjMkX pic.twitter.com/hfELj5bCTU
— ELCA (@ELCA) June 5, 2018

Metropolitan New York Synod Logo in Gay Rainbow Colors

8/3/2018

This was posted on the Metropolitan New York Synod's (MNYS) Facebook page.

Rozella White and the ELCA's Sierra Pacific Synod

8/3/2018

Looks like the ELCA's Sierra Pacific Synod had Rozella White speak at their assembly. Here and here are some blogs I'm written that feature some disturbing things Rozella White has tweeted.

THANK YOU ROZELLA WHITE! You open the minds and hearts of those who are impacted by your words and are continuing the needed conversation for acceptance and our implicit biases #sps18 pic.twitter.com/nFnIb7iaC9
— Sierra Pacific Synod (@sps_elca) June 1, 2018

DE-MD Synod Picks Brian McLaren to be Their Keynote Assembly Speaker

8/2/2018

Terrible choice, but he holds most of the views of the ultra-liberal, politically and theologically, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. See this article for some details on the issues with with Brian McLaren. The False Teachers: Brian McLaren

Our keynote speaker for #demdsa18 is @brianmclaren!
— DE-MD Synod ELCA (@ELCAdemdsynod) June 1, 2018

DE-MD Synod ELCA Says We Are on 'Stolen Lands'

8/1/2018

Everywhere we are in this country, we realize we're on stolen lands. We have to stop being in denial about our history. #demdsa18
— DE-MD Synod ELCA (@ELCAdemdsynod) June 1, 2018

ELCA Confirmands Tour of World Religions

8/1/2018

And this ELCA church posts this picture?

ELCA Synod Tweet on Hell

8/1/2018

I'm not sure of the context in this but the fact that the DE-MD ELCA Synod tweets this statement rings of universalism. The quote seems to be from the ultra-controversial, Brian McLaren.

"You'll go to hell!"

"Uh, no, we don't believe that."#demdsa18
— DE-MD Synod ELCA (@ELCAdemdsynod) June 1, 2018

Another LGBT Article From the ELCA

7/31/2018

This is from the ELCA magazine Living Lutheran. This ELCA Pastor, Emmy Kegler, wrote the LGBT focused article and tweeted that the magazine is sent to all ELCA congregations and pastors. The ELCA places LGBT supportive articles in almost every issue. An insidious way to indoctrinate ELCA membership.

This month in Living Lutheran -- a magazine that goes to every ELCA congregation and pastor.

Ten years ago I was working entry level customer service for the publishing house that manages its subscriptions.#LookAtWhereWeAre pic.twitter.com/Ln7wmPtPar
— Emmy R. Kegler (@emmykegler) May 26, 2018

Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker at Luther Seminary

7/31/2018

Lutherans are Coming for Your 'Weapons of War'

7/31/2018

Today, the Oregon Synod of the ELCA voted on a resolution to work to ban the sale of assault weapons in Oregon. We’re going to help make this happen in November. Lutherans are coming for your weapons of war. pic.twitter.com/CJJ0pBPC62
— □ Pajamas □ (@pjbntly) May 19, 2018