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| Typical Olde Synodical Conference leader. |
ChurchMouse has an excellent post about conditions in England, which are no different in America, except England is a few years ahead of us in decline.
Ryan MacPherson has posted a study on the population decline of the Little Sect on the Prairie.
We have been witnessing a social collapse and an institutional collapse at the same time, during the last 50 years.
My diagnosis is this - very few have stood up for anything in that period of time. People have bartered for a temporary peace in exchange for their souls.
- The Olde Synodical Conference has been utterly bewitched by the Church Growth Movement, or simply using that as a cover to advance their favorite false doctrines.
- Planned Parenthood and the Olde Synodical Conference address problems the same way.
Illigitimate children? Need more Plannted Parenthood!
Illigitimacy increases because of Planned Parenthood programs and ideology? More Planned Parenthoo needed!
Membership decline? Promote the Church Growth Movement and fund it lavishly with offerings.
Membership decline worsens? Install even more radical CGM programs. - The "conservative" pastors who have objected to the downward social and doctrinal trends are almost zero. A few criticize from the safety of retirement and their pension fund allotment. How brave! How convenient!
- The WELS pastors who were happy to use the horrid NIV for 25 years are now objecting to the New NIV, which they helped fund by buying all those classic NIV Bibles for their members and themselves.
- Political bobbing and weaving has characterized secular and church politics alike.
