After 11,500 Posts - Some Results

At least I have this going for me, which is pretty nice.

After years of posting about the evils of Thrivent Insurance, I noticed some action from the LCMS and WELS. Some bloggers, FB denizens, and tweeters noted that Thrivent was using matching funds to donate money to Planned Parenthood. They were not happy.

Planned Parenthood is still the biggest provider of abortions in America. The business was started by Margaret Sanger, who wanted to rid this country of Blacks. The KKK thought so much of her work that they invited her to speak. She was quite flattered - agreed - and wrote about her experience.

WELS took a hands off position. Thrivent is just a business that gives funds to various Christian groups. That factoid was wrong - Thrivent gives to all religions and atheists, too. Brett Meyer has done some great research on Thrivent.

Missouri was a little more upset - but why? The LCMS is happy to work with ELCA, whose health plan pays for abortions on demand. ELCA uses its World Hunger money to pay for lobbyists in every state and in DC to lobby for Left-wing causes, including abortion on demand. Big, brave Missouri suddenly has a problem with abortion?

ELCA and Mark Jeske are two great reasons to avoid Thrivent altogether -

• To stop using their cheap junk at the coffee hour, receptions, and minister meetings.
• To stop promoting their matching funds.
• To stop giving their agents membership directories in order to sell third-rate products to a captive audience. "Oh, Thrivent gives money back to your synod and congregation." 
• To cease selling annuities and other Thrivent products to little old ladies in the name of Planned Giving Counselors with a divine call from Holy Mother Sect.

Mark Jeske is on the national board of Thrivent, and he is the real leader of false prophets/profits in WELS and Missouri. He has the connections with all the Daddy Warbucks. Jeske has his hand in every deep pocket around. Actually, it is so cold in Milwaukee this weekend that he has his hands in his own pockets - but that will not last.

A recent Seibert Foundation report showed that Jeske was pulling out six figure sums, three different ways, from that foundation alone. He teaches Church and Changers, where he is the leader, how to write grants to skim most of the loot for themselves.