Monday, May 6, 2013

Unwarranted Claims about the Innocence of Stephan and Walther



Gary has left a new comment on your post "The Saxon Exodus to America Did Not Arise from Per...":

Shame on whoever posted this comment.

Any church in Prussia that refused to use the merged liturgy with the Reformed, was closed down by the Prussian king. Saxon Lutherans left Germany due to their religious convictions, not to support just one man.

Sounds like someone has an axe to grind. I suggest you pray to God for forgiveness. Your comment is truly "below the belt". (pun intended)

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They love to coo and preen about their history,
omitting the pertinent facts.


GJ - The facts are recorded in Zion on the Mississippi. Some supplemental facts can be found in the Stephan book, In Pursuit of Religious Freedom.

Stephan was not being persecuted. He was protected from criminal behavior for the longest time and did not plan the final migration until he was under house arrest, his career shattered by promiscuous behavior, syphilis, and financial improprieties.

Yes, the Stephan sex cult had a persecution complex. They thought they were the only True Church. They punished someone in the group who questioned that the Word of God was no longer in Germany when they left.

They sounds bizarre unless someone knows what the LCMS, WELS, and ELS are like - not to mention the micro-minis sects that fell from the old Synodical Conference.

This is a good summary of Stephan's influence
and peculiar nature, and it reflects poorly on his pastoral followers,
especially Walther - the pimp and enforcer.
The SynCons pimped for their adulterous benefactor, too,
blessing his behavior while collecting indulgence grants.