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Steadfast Lutherans - Keeping the Thrivent Planned Parenthood Scandal Alive.
What Say the Bookkeeper, Pope John, and Matt the Fat?

Thrivent: We Don’t Need Your Blood Money

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Judas
“Think of the things you can do with that money,
Choose any charity – give to the poor.
We’ve noted your motives – we’ve noted your feelings,
This isn’t blood money – it’s a fee nothing,
Fee nothing, fee nothing more…”
So said Caiaphas to Judas as they enticed him to betray Jesus in the 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar.  We all know the ending of Judas’ story.  There’s a similar tragedy for the unborn lurking in the wings of the real life drama know as Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
BJS previously reported on Thrivent’s position allowing Choice dollars and the Gift Multiplier program to be used in support of pro-abortion organizations .  Thrivent has now had time to reflect on their policies and have issued a new “neutrality policy” which reads in part:
Thrivent Financial is a membership organization of Christians and works with many different members who hold a variety of – and at times divergent – views and beliefs. It respects the differences of its members and does not independently or on behalf of its members, advisors or employees provide outreach funding or support to organizations and issues that distract, or have the potential to distract, from its common purpose, which is to guide its members and society to be wise with money and live generously.
According to Thrivent, if I designate my Thrivent Choice dollars to go to an organization that protects the unborn (which they no longer allow) I would be distracting from their purpose “to be wise with money and live generously.”  I can’t think of a way to live more generously than by protecting another human being’s life.  Today my wife and I cashed in the remaining funds that we had with Thrivent – we want no part of your blood money.  Abortion is not “neutral.”
It’s likely that Thrivent’s decision will prompt Lutheran organizations to discontinue their acceptance of funds from the Thrivent Choice Program.  Please consider supporting these organizations in other ways.  For those organizations that continue to accept Thrivent funds, you might consider sending them a helpful note reminding them that there comes a time when principle overrides profit.  Thrivent, we don’t need your blood money.

Previous posts on Thrivent related to this issue can be found here, here, here, here, and here.
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Ski Gets Call to Round Rock, Texas, Seconds after Getting CRM Status.
If You Covet CRM Status in WELS - Drink More Beer

"Ubi et Orbis, or whatever."

St. Peter in Freedom asked members to attend a meeting at The CORE where they were asked about Ski being suitable for CRM status or a call. Everyone concerned was invited.

One member objected on the basis of Ski's drinking on the job and sexual harassment of his wife. Ski, Glende, and several robots sued the man in court, for responding to the request.

Glende whined in court about a blog in Arkansas. The judge just about laughed poor Tim out of the building. Soon the other three lawsuits were dropped.

Mark Schroeder came to a meeting at The CORE to cut a deal with them and Deputy Doug, who feels that he and Ski are infallible. How many SPs do that? Pretty weak.

This reminds me of Kovo and Webber together in the Ukraine. Who was being punished?

Now Kudu Don Patterson is a bike ride from Ski in Round Rock - and his DP. Fortunately, Kudu Don is just as understanding about drunks as the other DPs are. A DUI in WELS is a resume enhancer, good for another call.

How convenient that the Round Rock pastor was whisked away in a call, moments ago. It's not Chinatown - it's a co-inky-dink.

So here's your divinely called pastor, Round Rock:
1. He had to pay for an appearance bond to show up in court in Milwaukee.
2. H excommunicated (with Tim Glende) Rick Techlin for telling the truth about St. Peter/CORE plagiarizing Craig Groeschel and lying about it.
3. He bragged about drinking on the job. Known for loutish behavior all over the synod, but especially in Fox Valley.
4. He sued a church member in court for telling the truth. (See #2 - different victim, similar truths)
5. He was fired and removed from the ministerium for his behavior, apparently while being counseled by WELS gurus like Patterson.
6. Deputy Doug says "He is a changed man," - but kept the CRM status from most of the clergy. No one had time to object before the call.

This reminds me of all the lying about Floyd Stolzenburg, who was adopted by the ELS for a time. Similar WELS lies. Similar behavior.

Tim Glende was one of Floyd's students at St. Paul in German Village, which is close to dead, thanks to the Church Growth Movement Floyd brought with him.

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Marvin Schwan Foundation - Big Money Losses for WELS, ELS, and LCMS



Marvin M. Schwan Foundation and Michael Ryan mystery

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Marvin Schwan
If RC Cayman Holdings sells the Ritz-Carlton Cayman Development for less than the amount owing, which is in excess of $250M the biggest loser could be The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation.
Developer of the Ritz-Carlton, Michael Ryan, formed a company IRR Limited that was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 21st April, 1998, to develop the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman project.
According to a 2009 US tax return The Marvin M. Schwan Charitable Foundation loaned IRR Limited $210,828,153 with an owing balance of $202,218,186. The Return says that IRR Limited were not in default.
The Foundation has a written agreement with IRR and the loan was approved by the Foundation Board.

Lawrence & Sue Burgdorf
The Executive Director of the Foundation is retired Lutheran priest Rev. Lawrence A. Burgdorf and his son, Erik Burgdorf is Associate Director.
Rev. Burgdorf attended Lutheran High School and College earning an associate in arts degree in 1950.
This is where Burgdorf met Marvin M. Schwan.
Marvin Schwan worked his way through Bethany Lutheran College in an ice cream factory. A factory he founded as part of Schwan’s Sales Enterprises, Inc. (SSE)
in Marshall, Minnesota, in 1948 that was first a milk processing operation.
SSE subsequently expanded, first to become a cafe and an ice cream manufacturer, and eventually into a profitable provider of both home and retail delivery of selected frozen foods.   By the early 1990s, SSE had become a sizable producer, wholesaler, and retailer of food products employing about 16,500 people.
SSE operates an estimated 2,300 computerized vans that deliver frozen food, including meat, vegetables and juices, to customers’ homes. The yellow vehicles, bearing a swan logo, have been described as traveling 7-Elevens.
The company also expanded into the nation’s leading supplier of frozen pizza to school cafeterias and grocery stores under the Tony’s, Better Baked and Red Baron brands. It also owns the Ram Center robotics company in Red Wing, Minn.
70th Richest American
Forbes magazine in the early 1990’s rated Mr. Schwan among America’s richest people. He ranked No. 70 on their 1992 year’s list, with an estimated worth exceeding $1 billion. Corporate Report magazine estimated the company’s annual revenues at $1.8 billion at about the same time.
Mr. Schwan’s personal life was reclusive and his company highly secretive.
Marvin died unexpectedly on May 9, 1993, at the age of sixty-four, leaving SSE without its founder and President. He left the bulk of his estate to church-related organizations principally to his foundation that bears his name. The foundation and his company was (sic) both managed by his brother, Alfred Paul G Schwan who has also died. Alfred Schwan was only listed as a Trustee in the 2009 Tax return.
SSE would fund the foundation by buying back the shares. Marvin’s children objected, but it was known that Marvin did not think much of his adult children. Obviously he did not think much of their mother, either.
Marvin’s children sued the trustees, one of which was Uncle Alfred, alleging that they had not followed Marvin’s wishes. The trustees indicated that they had done exactly what Marvin wanted and were bewildered that his children had filed a lawsuit.
Some settlement was reached, however, and the children stopped suing for more monies.
Marvin’s first wife committed suicide soon after they were divorced!
It was known that Schwan had a weakness for women and Cadillacs and this was borne out by the settlement. $1 million and a Cadillac! A pittance. All four of his children were from his first marriage and that might be the reason for his dislike of them.
He was having an affair with his manager, whom he married after the divorce, and gave lots of money to the Lutheran Church as part of its Church Growth Movement.
One of Marvin’s close friends, Herman Ottwen, said, “Wealthy adulterers love the Church Growth Movement, and the Church Growth Movement loves them.”
Schwan, in contrast of giving his divorced wife only $1M gave the Thoughts of Faith, a Lutheran Church Charity, given to bringing the message of the Gospel to European Communist Countries,  $15M!
So where is the connection with Ryan and Rev. Lawrence Burgdorf? Burgdorf is  an Advisory member of the Board of Regents Bethany Lutheran College. Is Ryan a Lutheran?
The 2009 Tax Return lists Marvin M. Schwan Foundation having investments in the Cayman Islands of:-
The Kings Foundation Investment Cayman Ltd.  Cost     $15,366,382
The Kings Funds Holding Company, LLC                           $19,199,929
Grand Cayman Condominium Units                                   $11,500,000
Real Estate Grand Caymans                                                 $     408,300
The Lutheran Church in the Cayman Islands is called Safe Harbour and meets at the Ritz-Carlton Conference Centre every Sunday at 10am.
That is the very least the Ritz-Carlton can do to host the Safe Harbour Lutheran Church there. But is this the only connection to Michael Ryan?
Why did Rev. Lawrence Burgdorf agree to it and how did Ryan and Burgdorf meet? Our calls to Burgdorf and Ryan have met with no success to solving the mystery.
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