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VirtueOnline - News - Exclusives - The Hostile Trial between the Diocese of Washington and PNC Bank Begins:


The battle between the Episcopal Diocese of Washington and the influential PNC bank begins later this month. In recent court papers, PNC raises deep concerns about the goals of the Diocese of Washington's petition to the court requesting the termination of the Soper Trust.

The civil action takes place in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland with the initial hearing on January 23, 2012. This diocesan-initiated lawsuit has as its goal the termination of the Ruth Gregory Soper Memorial Trust Fund and its transformation into a diocesan-managed account.

PNC bank recently stated a vigorous defense in an attempt to stop the Diocese of Washington from removing the Soper Trust from the domain of PNC and making it a locally managed account.

On January 12, 2012, PNC filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in which it claims that diocesan officials are attempting to destroy the original intention of Ruth Gregory Soper as expressed in her carefully delineated will.


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The Cutting Edge - In 1958

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And this is a Lutheran Church? Just what I need on Sunday morning - a seminar on how to balance my checkbook. Check out Hope Lutheran Church (WELS) in Dousman, WI this Sunday, if you want to either be formed into a Pharisee or sent a guilt trip:

The Good Life. How could the richest nation on the planet, the nation with the most resources and the most opportunity be facing financial crisis? It's obvious isn't it? Isn't it the other political party? Or it's the current administration? Or it's the previous administration? Nope. The problem isn't in Washington. The problem is looking at you in the mirror. As we begin this series, we will discover that if our country is ever going to experience a recovery, it will start when the Christians begin paying attention to what God has taught us about how to handle financial responsibility.

http://hopeinjesus.org/

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(W)ELS is not using the Confessional Lutheran clergy to teach the next generation of Seminarians.

 They’re using the cutting edge New Age Emergent clergy like Ski, Glende, Patterson and Oldenburg.

(W)ELS Pastor Jerrod Oldenburg – Eternal Rock Lutheran Church, Castle Rock, Co.
State of the Church 2012

01:55 - (W)ELS “Seminary asked if (he) would come and talk to the students about what it takes to start a church”
04:45 – “People are the most important part of a church.”
05:20 – “In order for us to have any success in trying to build a church we have to make sure we’re on the same page.”
06:50 – “How can we set it up so we can do worship with excellence.”
07:00 - “We don’t have a baptismal font today, we’re working on trying to pick the right bowl.”
07:15 – “we’re doing this because we’re ultimately trying to build this launch pad.”
07:44 – “So we said, what is the best possible way that we can get people to learn in God’s Word, so we went back and forth and we ended up saying let’s do like some sort of small group kind of idea.”
07:55 - “Some people asked why don’t we have Bible study right away – well we kinda wanta make sure we do worship well. So then we went to bible study and we worked on that and we started doing Grow Groups. And we’ll talk about how this is kinda shaken out in the end. And we also wanted to do some Serve Activities.”
09:30 – “we have over 30 people signed up for Grow Groups.”
09:50 – “Service. You say well how many people do we want to serve? The number I use is 50%, now this is probably getting a little convoluted, but 50% of the average adult attendance, so if we have 35 people I’m hoping we have 18 people serving in church in some way. And you say that actually doesn’t make sense because as a church you say we want you to worship, we want you to grow, and Bible study be we also want you to serve so why do we only want 50%? Well one, if you serve at the women’s shelter I don’t get reports from that. I have no idea how many of you are outside of these doors going to do something in the community and I have no way to figure that out. So I can say, of our own people I’m shooting for 50%. And why don’t we have a 100% of our people serving in church every week? Does anyone lift weights…yeah, burnout that’s exactly it, if you lift weights you don’t actually grow…your breaking down your muscle fibers as I understand it, breaking them down, breaking them down and the only time that they grow is when they recover. And I think it’s the same thing as believers…”
12:30 – “So we said let’s reduce this as much as possible. I want to do three things, cause that’s like triune and really neat. We couldn’t do it. We got it down to four, worship, growth, serve and share. But there’s something interesting though, we’ve nailed number three, have we nailed number four, really well?”
29:00 – “So you draw your little rocket…so right above that write five names of people that you want to say I want to have intentional impact with this year. Just five names…put it some place where you’re going to remember…”
http://www.eternalrock.org/media.php?pageID=23

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John Baker, Medal of Honor Recipient, Was in My Moline High School Class

John Baker was a good friend to members of our class, MHS 66.

John Baker, the Quad-Cities' only recipient of the congressional Medal of Honor, died Friday at his home in Columbia, S.C., friends said Saturday. Ray Hamilton of Port Byron, a member of Vietnam Veterans of America/Quad-Cities Chapter 299, said he learned of Mr. Baker's death Saturday morning. He said funeral arrangements are pending. The nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor was given to Mr. Baker, who grew up in Moline, for actions in Vietnam on Nov. 5, 1966, in which he saved the lives of several of his fellow soldiers. Mr. Hamilton said he helped spearhead efforts by the Quad-Cities chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America to rename the Interstate 280 bridge across the Mississippi River for Mr. Baker. He said he first introduced the idea at a meeting in May of 2007. "I said there's nothing to recognize Baker ever existed," Mr. Hamilton said. "We thought, 'Hey, the 280 bridge is not named. Let's go for it.' " The bridge was dedicated in Mr. Baker's honor in 2010. In a news release, U.S. Rep. Bobby Schilling, R-Colona, called Mr. Baker a friend and role model. "His exemplary acts serve as an embodiment of what the brave American spirit can accomplish," Rep Schilling said. "Sgt. Baker led an exceptional life, and he leaves behind an incredible legacy of courage and leadership. He will be sorely missed." Bill Albracht was president of VVA Chapter 299 when Mr. Hamilton suggested renaming the bridge for Mr. Baker. He said that before the bridge was renamed, Mr. Baker's feelings about the Quad-Cities had been damaged. "He was kind of feeling like this wasn't his home anymore," Mr. Albracht said. "We wanted to restore his reputation." Mr. Baker was a humble man who said that while he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the medal was not actually for him. "He always said the medal wasn't his. He was just a keeper," Mr. Albracht said. "It belonged to all servicemen, to all veterans." Mr. Albracht said he last spoke to Mr. Baker in October. "I didn't think about him every day, but now that he's gone, I'll remember him until the day I die," he said. Mr. Hamilton said Mr. Baker never bragged about his service in Vietnam. "He said, 'The instinct to survive is trememdous,' " Mr. Hamilton said. "He said, 'That's all I did. I just tried to survive.' "

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Congressional Medal of Honor Society

BAKER, JOHN F., JR.

Rank: Sergeant

Organization: U.S. Army

Company: Company A, 2d Battalion

Division: 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division

Born: 30 October 1945, Davenport, Iowa

Departed: No

Entered Service At: Moline, Ill.

G.O. Number:

Date of Issue:  

Accredited To:

Place / Date: Republic of Vietnam, 5 November 1966

Citation

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. En route to assist another unit that was engaged with the enemy, Company A came under intense enemy fire and the lead man was killed instantly. Sgt. Baker immediately moved to the head of the column and together with another soldier knocked out 2 enemy bunkers. When his comrade was mortally wounded, Sgt. Baker, spotting 4 Viet Cong snipers, killed all of them, evacuated the fallen soldier and returned to lead repeated assaults against the enemy positions, killing several more Viet Cong. Moving to attack 2 additional enemy bunkers, he and another soldier drew intense enemy fire and Sgt. Baker was blown from his feet by an enemy grenade. He quickly recovered and single-handedly destroyed 1 bunker before the other soldier was wounded. Seizing his fallen comrade's machine gun, Sgt. Baker charged through the deadly fusillade to silence the other bunker. He evacuated his comrade, replenished his ammunition and returned to the forefront to brave the enemy fire and continue the fight. When the forward element was ordered to withdraw, he carried 1 wounded man to the rear. As he returned to evacuate another soldier, he was taken under fire by snipers, but raced beyond the friendly troops to attack and kill the snipers. After evacuating the wounded man, he returned to cover the deployment of the unit. His ammunition now exhausted, he dragged 2 more of his fallen comrades to the rear. Sgt. Baker's selfless heroism, indomitable fighting spirit, and extraordinary gallantry were directly responsible for saving the lives of several of his comrades, and inflicting serious damage on the enemy. His acts were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country.

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John Baker was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended Moline High School from 1963 to 1966. At 5’ 1”, he was a gymnast before joining the army. He became a "tunnel rat" in Vietnam, a soldier who entered Viet Cong tunnels searching out the enemy and destroying their caches of war material. Baker made the military his career, retiring in 1989. He then began working as a computer analyst at a Veterans Hospital in South Carolina. In addition to serving as the Vice-President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, he serves as a member on the Nation's Monuments and Cemeteries Committee.

In 2008, the I-280 Bridge, connecting Davenport, Iowa with Rock Island, Illinois, was renamed the Sergeant John F. Baker, Jr., Bridge in his honor.^[1]

Baker entered the U.S. Army in Moline, Illinois, serving as a private in A Company, 2nd Battalion of the 27th Infantry, 25th Division. In Vietnam, Baker took part in Operation Attleboro which began in September 1966. On November 5, 1966, Baker and his unit were called to assist another squad who were taking enemy fire. En route, A Company began to take fire and lost their lead soldier. Together with two other soldiers, Baker took over the head of the column and assisted in destroying two enemy positions. They were moving to take two others when a hand grenade knocked Baker off of his feet.

Baker in uniform

With the two other soldiers wounded, Baker "single handedly" destroyed another bunker before recovering his comrades. Despite taking further fire from enemy bunkers and snipers, Baker continually fell back to replenish ammunition and take back several wounded. For these actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor along with Captain Robert F. Foley, who also received the Medal of Honor for his actions in the battle. When awarded the citation, President Lyndon B Johnson stated:

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The battlefield is the scarred and the lonely landscape of man’s greatest failure. But is a place where heroes walk. Today we come here to the East Room of the White House to honor two soldiers, two soldiers who—in the same battle and at the same time—met the surpassing tests of their lives with acts of courage far beyond the call of duty. Captain Foley and Sergeant Baker fought in the same company. Now, together, they join the noblest company of them all. They fought because their Nation believed that only by honoring its commitments, and only by denying aggression its conquest, could the conditions of peace be created in Southeast Asia and the world.[2]   Medal of Honor   Silver Star   Legion of Merit   Bronze Star   Purple Heart

Concordia Captain Just Like the Synodical Leaders

The Concordia captain, in charge of a $500 million ship and 4,000 people, decided to motor near a rocky island to wave at a friend. The cruise ships often do this, and they have a term for it.

According to one account, the captain did this maneuver by memory and struck rocks. Rather than admit his error, he told everyone that nothing was wrong except for a power problem. Once he realized the ship was going to sink, he drove it close to the island and got himself safely to land, even though dozens were dying in the water and on the ship.

The Concordia captain is now fashioning his defense, with the help of lawyers. That is the big game now, how to turn obvious guilt into innocence.

I wonder if the synodical leaders ever take responsibility for prostituting themselves to Thrivent, promoting false doctrine, and covering up for known criminals. When are they going to say among themselves, "What are we doing wrong?"

Bet on Bad Doctrine in the Age of Apostasy

B. Teigen proved that the Synodical Conference adopted the heretical view of the Lord's Supper, and his own colleagues treated him like a leper.

Missouri, WELS, ELCA, and the Little Sect on the Prairie have been meeting at Fuller Seminary for decades, yet self-described Confessionals refuse to acknowledge this or wage war against Pasadena Pietism.

The supposedly orthodox Franz Pieper used the same language about justification as the doctrinal textbook of Halle Pietism, the English translation of Knapp, and no one can admit this, even with the documentation published on the Net.

Walther's ideas about justification came from his rationalistic training at Leipzig University and from Martin Stephan. His four-year degree and immersion in a Pietistic cult established the boundaries of his theological education, much like the seminary grads of today. (But today, the seminary graduates need four extra years of repeat-after-me training.) Walther picked Pieper, his own student, to parrot his ideas, which were contrary to the Scriptures and the Book of Concord.

The world mission efforts of the Olde Synodical Conference mirror the heresy of Samuel Huber, and the "conservative" Lutherans brag about it. They need more R and R - Rio and Riviera.

Bad Behavior After The Concordia Wreck Is An Indictment Of Our Culture - Investors.com

Bad Behavior After The Concordia Wreck Is An Indictment Of Our Culture - Investors.com:


The miserable Captain Schettino, by contrast, is presently under house arrest, charged with manslaughter and abandoning ship. His explanation is that, when the vessel listed suddenly, he fell into a lifeboat and was unable to climb out. Seriously. Could happen to anyone, slippery decks and all that.

Next thing you know, he was safe on shore, leaving his passengers all at sea. On the other hand, the audio of him being ordered by Coast Guard officers to return to his ship and refusing to do so is not helpful to this version of events.

In the centenary year of the most famous of all maritime disasters, we would do well to consider honestly the tale of the Titanic. When James Cameron made his movie, he was interested in everything except what the story was actually about.


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