The latest Intrepid post by Lindee cited the ruminations of Iver Johnson, one of the main editors of the Booze and Broads Edition of Christian Worship. Iver was carrying on an affair with the church secretary for 10 years when he was finally caught. He promptly divorced his wife of 50 years and married the secretary. His lovely second wife came to his funeral, but his ex-wife did not.
Iver Johnson, Richard Stadler, and Michael Albrecht served as the pastors of a former WELS congregation. Stadler and his new wife would sit in the same pew with Stadler's first wife and her new husband. Iver also sat there with his new bride. These WELS pastors were playing Open Marriage while Stadler was featured as the main speaker at WELS youth conferences, including the one in Columbus, Ohio. Of course, it is difficult to object to the pastoral Open Marriage game when the Daddy Warbucks are doing the same thing. And how can the synodical leaders object to Daddy Warbucks Open Marriage when their favorite pastors leaders are doing the same thing?
Eastcoast says:
WELS “claims” that “synod (and district) is church,” they practice just the opposite. When is comes to maintaining doctrine and practice both synod and district leaders, from Synod President on down, proclaim over and over again that “there’s nothing we can do about ______________(fill in the blank).” On the other hand, LCMS officials, CPs, DPs, and SPs, toss guys out whenever they feel like it and threaten congregations like Otten’s all the time. So much for the supposed difference between Missouri and Wisconsin on Church & Ministry. It always was a bogus issue!
