Clyde Nehrenz:
"Mr. McCain, what is the purpose of your posting this rant on Luther Quest? Do your superiors at the Concordia Publishing House approve of one of their top executives, one who holds probably the most prestigious of all position with the firm, attacking the character of a person so viscously on the internet where it can be accessed potentially by millions of people?
Tell us, Mr. McCain, what did you hope to accomplish by launching this viscous attack?"
McCain: "Nope...still not interesting, Clyde. Still waiting."
Nehrenz: "Answer the question...if you dare."
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GJ - I imagine Clyde meant "vicious attack" instead of "viscous attack," but McCain is rather thick. Clyde is a layman who does not play LQ games.
McCain has posted the same thing on his own blog and even on a discussion thread for WELS members.
I ran into a long LCMS thread on Facebook about how many people McCain has blocked. Unfriending can mean very little, especially since many people leave their pages and photos open to everyone. However, when someone is blocked, the blocked person cannot see any posts or data from the person blocking. The blocking person no longer shows up as a participant on FB, even with a FB search.
The LCMS participants were baffled and deeply hurt about being blocked by McCain, since they were completely cut off from contact with no reason given. I guess he blocked Todd Wilken, of religious radio fame, too. I have no way of checking this, since McCain friended me, unfriended me, and blocked me.
The thread on McCain's ex-friends made me feel sorry for him. The ALPB group tried to reason with McCain. They gave him a time out and kidded him about it. He came back but not for long. Although McCain is an extreme example, he is typical of Syn Conference politics: Dr. Jekyll with supporters, Mr. Hyde with the opposition. His supporters are dwindling in number. He does have Jack Kilcrease, the WELS pastor's son who graduated from an ELCA seminary and teaches at a Roman Catholic school.
Clergy and laity have learned not to question the synodical leaders, who engage in the same behavior, employing maximum deniability. When The ALC pastor of St. Paul, (Lange) German Village, Ohio, was taking the congregation out of the synod, the ALC leaders asked in letters about the pastor's health. Clearly, anyone wanting to leave The ALC for doctrinal reasons was unstable.
WELS people loved to cite the example of Lange, but they are 100 times worse, especially those who pretend not to know it is going on, condoning and approving it nevertheless.
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| Clyde Nehrenz (Cnehrenz) Advanced Member Username: Cnehrenz Post Number: 817 Registered: 12-2004 |
Within the hour I have emailed the following message: Dr. Bruce C. Kintz President and CEO Concordia Publishing House Dear Dr. Kintz: . At your convenience you might want to look in on the discussion “Ickybog Adventures” at http://www.lutherquest.org/cgi-bin/discus40/discus .cgi. Do you approve of employees of Concordia Publishing House using the disreputable tactic of character assassination in publicly assailing those whose theology they disagree with? Since this has been made a public issue by the employee I’m referring to, it would be remiss of me not to share this message with those who are following the discussion. Perhaps you will want to join the discussion yourself. Sincerely yours, Clyde Nehrenz |
Paul T. McCain (Ptmccain) Member Username: Ptmccain Post Number: 126 Registered: 4-2009 |
By the way, Clyde, it strikes me as entirely appropriate that you have now jumped into bed with the purveyor of Ickybog: The Sanity Has Departed. I think you two so richly deserve one another and I wish you all the best in your new found relationship. |
