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| A new flag flies over Steadfast (sic) Lutheran Headquarters. |
bruce-church (https://bruce-church.myopenid.com/) has left a new comment on your post "The LCMS Case - Darwin Schauer - Convicted Sex Off...":
SP Harrison put his foot down, so Steadfast Lutherans took down their Darwin Schauer posts, and the site will report less synodical news in the future. (You see, the synod must keep this under wraps so more victims of Schauer don't know he's been busted a second time (sigh), and then come out of the woodwork and sue the LCMS.)
Editor and Rev. Joshua Scheer came out with the announcement, but then Todd Wilken protested in the next post saying it's not a violation of Matt 18 to talk about the news. One can see it's the ole 8 and 18 switch in action again shutting down discussion.
links:
Time to Cease, a word from BJS editors, by Sheer:
http://steadfastlutherans.org/?p=18250
Some Thoughts about the Man Behind the Curtain, by Todd Wilken:
http://steadfastlutherans.org/?p=18262
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Time to Cease, a word from BJS editors.
April 12th, 2012
Post by Joshua Sheer
One of our goals here at BJS is to be the “go to place for Lutheran news and commentary.” We are not afraid to take some liberties that more official Lutheran news media may not be able to. We also have a liberal commentary policy. Sometimes comments push the boundaries of the 8th commandment. In an effort to be responsible stewards of the trust with which you have graced us, we are ceasing reporting, commentary and comments on the child molestation story. The two postings on it already have been taken down. We thank you for your patronage of this website and will seek to continue reporting important news and trying to balance the cutting edge of news with the need to put the best construction on all things.
We have been in contact with the president’s office in St. Louis and have been assured that this matter is being handled with absolute integrity. We take great comfort in that and also ask that our readers continue to pray for all involved in this very serious matter.
Also, you may be interested to know that at the recent BJS conference we reformulated our Board of Directors and are working on a new version of BJS that will have less reporting of and commentary on church political news and more articles encouraging confessional understanding and edification in good piety and spiritual exercise.
Rev. Dr. Tim Rossow, Editor [and UOJ Fanatic]
Rev. Joshua Scheer, Associate Editor
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Some Thoughts about the Man Behind the Curtain
by Todd Wilken
It isn’t a sin to question the actions of our ecclesiastical supervisors. They should be ready to give an account for their actions.
It isn’t a sin to demand that our church body do what is right, not merely what is legal –especially when doing what is merely legal is easier than doing what is right.
When the safety of “these little ones” (Matthew 18:6) is at stake, a healthy skepticism of our too often self-protective bureaucracy is completely proper in a church body that ought to have nothing to hide.
If we rightly require that our individual pastors meet the Apostolic standard to be “above reproach,” then we should require the same of every official action of our congregations, districts and synod.
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Just as the record of child molestation among Roman Catholic priests has led to an unfair expectation of such from that group, so the record of actions among our DPs has led to a healthy skepticism of what they are up to. Explaining everything in the kindest way is not the same thing as being stupid.
Ted Crandall
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It is a sin to assume the worst of our ecclesiastical supervisors and continually speak about them in a way that is nothing other than contemptuous and demeaning. We should be expected to give an account for our actions when we do.
It is a sin to look always for the worst in our church body, and expect it to do what we want it to do and then throw an online temper tantrum when it does not. Our church body should do what is legal and work to honor those in authority – especially when doing what is legal is not easier than pleasing uninformed critics.
When the worst-construction thinkers among us get on their high-horses, a healthy skepticism and criticism of their activity is completely proper.
If we rightly require that our individual pastors meet the Apostolic standard to be “above reproach,” then we should expect them to be among the last to throw caution to the wind and indulge in Christian News/National Enquirer style rhetoric.
Paul T. McCain
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GJ - There are more comments. Perhaps these two posts will also disappear, so read them in the original before they are gone. [And they did disappear.]
Pope Harrison claps his hands and the mice run back to their mouseholes. WELS and the ELS are no different.
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bruce-church (https://bruce-church.myopenid.com/) has left a new comment on your post "Surrender! - A New Perfume Stench from Steadfast L...":
Paul McCain should answer this question: What is the kindest way to interpret CPH still selling Paul L. Maier's creation and flood books, both of which teach children to believe in theistic evolution, and both of which were published by Paul T. McCain? "None of your business" is not the correct answer, either:
http://www.cph.org/p-3167-the-real-story-of-the-flood.aspx?SearchTerm=paul%20l%20maier
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Adolph Hoenecke has left a new comment on your post "Surrender! - A New Perfume Stench from Steadfast L...":
Well, the whip has come down in the LC-MS. Shall we wager to see how long it takes to come down in the WELS?
