Election
The election results shocked me, but the methods did not. The Republican Party refused to lead clearly after Reagan.
Romney was a better choice this time, but his record was not that different from Obama's on key issues.
No one had the guts to challenge the legality or sanity of Obama's nomination the first time, so now he has another two years until he becomes a lame duck president. Given the media slant and demographics, it is better to be the opposition than to be Me Too Socialists.
Losing the Culture War
One newscaster said cheerily on TV, "Twenty percent of Americans have no religious affiliation. That is really good for the Democrat Party."
I resigned from the WELS culture of corruption, adultery, and greed - before Bill Clinton was elected. The Clinton era reflected all the things I saw in the abusive Wisconsin Sect, especially the duplicity at every level. Power and control mattered, but not the truth.
Insipid Lutherans
One group of WELS members had a chance to battle for a simple truth, justification by faith. They called themselves Intrepid Lutherans, but they are really Insipid Lutherans as a group. The term insipid means tasteless, like apples left in the fridge too long or raspberries picked at the wrong time. Dull or flat, lacking in qualities that interest.
The Insipid Lutherans had nothing to say at the district meeting, after one of their own, a lawyer, was excommunicated for standing up to the plagiarist Tim Glende.
A doctrinal issue is more important. The Insipids made a stab at justification by faith, but they backed down as soon as Jon-Boy Buchholz had a tantrum instead of studying the issue in the open.
Did anyone in the California-Arizona district open his ovine mouth at the district meeting, after Buchholz got rid of Paul Rydecki? Not a single one. The Chief Article of the Christian Church, justification by faith, was less important to them than their individual comfort, security, and benefits.
They trust in the power of synod, but not in God. Holy Mother Synod will take care of them and reward them for cowardice. How can God compare to the synod leaders in mercy, in retribution, in blessings?
Likewise, the Steadfast Lutherans went along with destroying the evidence that a child rapist was encouraged by their own clergy leaders to become a lay pastor and strike again.
A Corrupt Tree Brings Forth Evil Fruit
KJV Matthew 7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
The Christian Church began moving away from the inerrancy and authority of the Scriptures in the 19th century. This apostasy gained momentum in the 1930s, with each article of faith re-worded to make it seem as if the ministers were still teaching the Word while they taught against the Word.
The Synodical Conference (LCMS, WELS, ELS) and its fragments (two CLCs, LCR, etc) are corrupt in doctrine, so they produce evil fruit.
The SynCons are the Me Too party of Lutherans. They shake their heads about the evil of ELCA and promote the same things, in bed with ELCA for a host of programs lavishly funded by Thrivent Insurance for All Religions.
The SynCons were all gushy about the cascade of Marvin Schwan funds that showered upon them before and after he died. Did anyone say Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery to him? No, they told everyone what a wonderful, sincere, Biblical Lutheran he was.
 |
| This congregation was once the mother church of Augustana congregations in the West. Her Church is the result of a thousand compromises, surrenders, and facile lies. |
