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| Four years after it was built, WELS foreclosed on its new building in Savoy, Illinois. Of course, Tim Glende, the Wonderboy, Ski-daddled out of town, to let someone else take the fall. |
One grizzled veteran observed that WELS has a deliberate plan of liquidating the more traditional churches while heavily promoting latte and rock congregations that bury Lutheran worship, music, sermons, and creeds with the name Lutheran.
Another part of the plan is to establish diaper changing academies ("schools") to generate funds for the pastor's pals. These nursery to Kindergarten centers like to use Christian Academy in their names, but there is nothing particularly religious about snacks, naps, and graduating from Kindergarten.
Kindergarten was started by the clever Germans to get children ready for school. No one ever thought of calling playtime school or an academy.
Who decided to enter the competition for cheap, offering-subsidized child-care? In effect, the congregation gives the ladies a boost in income by contributing money to babysit non-members - a mission!
The LCA once used that ploy. If they were dumping money on something and no Lutheran benefited from it, the project was "pure mission." I heard that stated with the proper stained glass tremulo in the voice of the DP/bishop.
Here are two truly stupid ideas, which are doubtless found elsewhere in Lutherdom. I know the Michigan segment of the LCA routinely closed and sold parishes to balance its local budget. All the Lutheran sects are strapped for funds now. Their new-found love for each other is just part of a plan to form an effective merger and close a lot of duplicated facilities:
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Martin Luther College
- Concordia, Mequon.
They already have plans for closing Martin Luther College. The idea is to organize death with dignity. If WELS is good at anything, it is euthanizing schools and congregations.
A little note from a now-forgotten Lutheran sociologist.
Authority is not taken, but surrendered.
Pastors and congregations have surrendered authority to the ecclesiocrats ever since the Great Depression. The earlier motivation was to save money while consolidating
. Now the power is consolidated. If the vast majority stand up to the greedy, self-centered, corrupt synod politicians, the spineless cowards will bare their fangs but back away.
Stand up for the Word and Sacraments or stifle yourself when sinful nature takes its course.
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| WELS stole this independent congregation and its endowment fund. No one objected in print. Get in line to have your congregational assets stolen. PS - Wayne Mueller published this poison without anyone objecting. |
