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| The ELCA Philadelphia seminary was formed to combat the unionism and anti-Confessionalism of the General Synod. Muhlenberg Monument: he came from Halle, just like Walther's mentor, Bishop Martin Stephan. By Concord - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3879159 |
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| Timothy Wengert is the Philadelphia Seminary professor who established the "bound conscience" excuse behind the 2009 ELCA change in marriage and ordination. That turned ELCA into pure Hollywood politics, especially with the election of Liz Eaton as Presiding Bishop. The very liberal ELCA of 2008 looked like Paradise compared to the wreckage caused by Hanson and Eaton. |
Timothy Wengert and the "Bound Conscience."
Seminary fires president over ties to disputed therapy - Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA -:
"Prior to the meeting on March 14h, four board members resigned, and four additional board members resigned after the meeting. The letter communicated the need for new leadership and a commitment to be transparent as possible as a search for a new interim president and new board members begin. The board named Bishop James Dunlop as acting president.
“These issues are complicated and multi-faceted and, as such, there can be ‘no one right or true answer,’” the letter said. “We affirm that all points of view are valid and meaningful, and we ask that you recognize on good faith that we did our best to take all into full account as we endeavored to find the best answer for ULS.
The Local reached out to the Rev. Annemarie H. Cook, president of the Alumni Association of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, now the United Lutheran Seminary, about the current controversy surrounding the firing of the Latini and alumni’s reaction.
In an email, Cook wrote that as president of the alumni association of the seminary, she was “part of a community of graduates who are serving the church all over the world in many and various way.”
“We have seen changes to our seminary over the years that have brought both joy and pain,” she said in an email. “We celebrate the Urban Theological Institute, our place in the Mt. Airy neighborhood, and our status as a Reconciling in Christ seminary that publicly welcomes and affirms lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
“What I have learned in my listening is that the alumni of LTSP are not of one mind about the current situation at United Lutheran Seminary surrounding the firing of Dr. Theresa Latini and multiple resignations of the Board of Trustees. Those who have been following this have expressed disappointment, anger, forgiveness, sadness, and even hope in the midst of a situation that has captured their attention for more than a month. There are still others who are either not aware of the situation or who choose to remain out of the conversations that relate to it.”
The Rev. Jay C. Mitchell, pastor at Christ Ascension Lutheran Church, 8300 Germantown Ave. in Chestnut Hill, said that as “a Reconciling in Christ congregation with historic and loving ties to the seminary community in Mt Airy, Christ Ascension continues to pray for the students, staff, faculty, board, and alumni of United Lutheran Seminary.”
“Christ Ascension takes great pride in being such close neighbors with ULS, as well as its predecessor body, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia,” Mitchell said, adding that “the congregation is praying for healing, wholeness, and vision as the seminary seeks guidance for a way forward that is open, honest, and loving.”
“We are particularly aware of LGBTQ+ students and students of color who have borne the brunt of this current situation as well as continued oversight by the institution,” said Mitchell, an alumnus of LTSP. “We are proud of our status as a Reconciling in Christ congregation with an open welcome to all who seek community among God’s beloved and pray especially for the communities most vulnerable and hardest hit by the current situation.”
He added that his “heart breaks” for the seminary and its community."
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| "We are not done yet. There is a lot more damage left to do." |
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