They keep the moolah for themselves.
The Intrepids led the charge against the Jeske-Ski gay ministry meeting, another outgrowth of Church and Change.
I saw one sanctimonious comment, then a second, then only one, now nine comments. Going, going - stuck at nine.
Ten clergy have signed the statement, excluding Steve Kurtzahn (pancake pope) and Poppin Jay Webber. Kurtzahn and Webber posted but did not sign. On Wall Street, this is called a Bear Straddle, to protect against bad results by taking two positions at once.
Almost no one has signed onto the Intrepids' open list. I know of one professor who is a secret Intrepid. Crypto-Intrepids! If you believe the Wisconsin and Little Sect ministers (and I don't), they are all crypto-Intrepids. They would really like to come out in the open, but Muffy and Buffy need orthodontic work, etc.
They are working quietly in the background, so quietly that no one can hear them.
Comparing the numbers - more pastors show up for Change and Change conventions than sign onto the Intrepids. In fact, more show up for a Church and Change coffee hour in Nebraska than sign onto Intrepids.
Moreover, the Intrepids kill each discussion by limiting the comments. That has been the case for decades. The so-called dissenters are so eager to placate the apostates that they do their work for them.
Some people really dig theses, so I will leave some for people to ponder:
- No one can challenge apostasy while avoiding the doctrinal problem of UOJ, which was not taught in the LCMS or WELS until recently. Walther imported it, but the real launch-point of UOJ came with the 1932 Brief Statement, Pieper's Dogmatics, and Kuske's over-priced UOJ catechism.
- Avoiding, downplaying, and rejecting the efficacy of the Word will only increase the influence of Enthusiasm.
- Taking money from adulterous millionaires to build buildings and pad salaries will never be a good bargain. The foundation of the Kingdom of God is Christ conveyed in the Word of God, not money.
- The emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of vulnerable members will haunt Holy Mother Synod until there is true repentance.
- The synods abuse the clergy because the synod leaders despise the Means of Grace. Troubled congregations see clergy as handy targets for their dysfunctional problems, because they know the CP and DP will help them out in the worst way possible.
