1. Sound doctrine is not taught in the seminaries, not defended by the bureaucrats.
2. Equally important, sound doctrine is actively persecuted by the synodical officials.
3. Unionism with ELCA and Rome is accepted. Unionism is either the result or the cause of false doctrine being promoted.
4. The old Synodical Conference was weak on the efficacy of the Word and the Real Presence.
5. The old Synodical Conference was hopelessly wrong about justification, thanks to Walther and his acolytles. Errors have been magnified in recent years.
6. The pastors and laity do not have enough faith in the Word to address these problems, so the cancer spreads, as exemplified by the malignant presence of Leonard Sweet.
7. Marvin Schwan pounded a wooden staken in the heart of the old Synodical Conference by giving them tons of money and no responsibility. Marvin's lovely second wife turned Roman Catholic soon after he died. Unionism: post-mortem.
