Thursday, September 25, 2014

Warning from a Contact - "Beckie Has 8th Commandmented You"

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649010391990081/1700857093472077/?notif_t=group_comment_reply

Beckie Grunewald I think a widespread campaign like that would require some lengthy and complex communications and it would also possibly hurt ministries who are not tied to this at all. I guess I'm not a huge fan of punishing Peter for Paul's mistake.




Gregory L. Jackson Instead, punish "Jane." That makes sense.


  • Beckie Grunewald Hmmm....are all pastors in your church as skilled at putting words into people's mouths as you are, Greg? Do they all have the same knack for disregarding the 8th commandment? I NEVER said to punish Jane.

  • Gregory L. Jackson I don't answer logical fallacies like the double question, Beckie, and I have a graphic just for you. See above.

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GJ - WELS Pastor Steve Spencer suggested sending $1 a month for the mission offering. If 100 congregations did that, the WELS leaders might start listening to the congregations.

Beckie's response was that it would "hurt ministries" even though Spencer was arguing for sending the mission money directly to those who needed it. Hint - most mission offering money sent to the synod goes to the bloated salaries of the bloated staffmembers.

The discussion is about the utter lack of support for the woman and her husband who objected to the sexual harassment by Ski and Glende.

Several have jumped into the discussion to say they do not believe the woman and her husband, even though Glende had to admit to the court (since he sued the husband for telling the truth) that the charges were true. Ski admitted to showing the x-rated photo to his executive assistant when he talked to Deputy Doug Engelbrecht, so there is nothing to deny at this point.

The synod minders continue, and the women are the worst.


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The synod minders are an amazing lot. You can glean from their writings that they are a part of Team WELS. It reminds me of Packers fans. When they talk about their team, they will use the pronoun we, as if they were also on the field and were part of the game. 

My not so deep psychological theory is that they feel the need to be part of Team WELS. Therefore, any actions and events which tarnish Team WELS will likewise tarnish them. The 8th Commandment and Matthew 18 are like a pair of broken crutches that they try to hold themselves up with. There are a multitude  of analogies for them which cross my mind. 

The worst part is that Whack-a-Mole game that they engage in when the victims go public. 

In Christ,
Randall L. Schultz