Dimestore Liam has left a new comment on your post "Intrepid Lutherans - Pastor Paul Rydecki Suspended...":
Pastor Rydecki- Welcome to the ranks of those thrown out of the WELS! In 1992, the self-described "Brethren" of the WELS here in Michigan did essentially the same thing to Pastor John Gore (and got rid of me at the same time simply because I defended my pastor & mentor) that has now been done to you. I won't go into extensive detail here, but the excuse they used was similar in that they called us "crypto-Catholics" for believing what we had been taught from childhood as Lutheran doctrine. If you are interested in more detail, you can contact me at DimestoreLiam@live.com - God bless you & god luck!
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GJ - Not to downplay the nastiness of Missouri, but WELS has a well deserved reputation for vindictive, mean-spirited, personal vendettas. John Seifert had a personal grudge against Marc Schroeder (son of Salty) in Columbus, Ohio. Therefore, Seifert kicked out Schroeder and Prince of Peace (now LCMS) for the very unionism that he (Seifert) supported as a member of the WELS Synodical Council. I offered my advice and quotations to Schroeder and his friends, but they did not show any gratitude.
This is WELS, the land of the rotten,
Grudges there are ne'er forgotten, look away, look away, lookaway UOJ.
The issue with John Gore was the Word consecrating the elements. Imagine teaching what is clearly taught in the Scriptures and Confessions. That will never do, said WELS, so they ousted Gore and Dimestore.
WELS is consistent. They mock the efficacy of the Word, so they are are lost in confusion about the efficacious Word consecrating the elements. Because they mock the Word, they elect Jim Huebner as their VP, to replace Wayne Mueller, since both mock the Word in their solemn declarations.
