 |
| Beware of arousing the wrath of this group that certifies - on their own - candidates for ELCA ordination. |
Seminary President Theresa Latini Purged by Rabid LGBT Activists for Leading Ministry to Free Christians from Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction:
"Less than a year after Theresa F. Latini was hired as the first president of United Lutheran Seminary in Pennsylvania last April, she was unceremoniously ousted from the institution of higher learning after news broke that she once led a Christian ministry helping believers overcome same-sex attraction. She left that organization in 2001 and has since sworn off the idea that LGBT people can reject their identities, but that did not save her from ideological cleansing.
United Lutheran Seminary (ULS) was formed in 2017, as a merger between two seminaries in Gettysburg and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Latini was named its first president last April. One of seven seminaries under the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the school affirms LGBT identity and apparently will brook no dissent, even if it came 17 years ago. For its part, the ELCA only recently took this position, in 2009.
On Wednesday night, the seminary's Board of Trustees decided to oust Latini and replace her with Bishop Jim Dunlop. Dunlop announced that he will serve as acting president until the board chooses an interim president.
 |
| Diversity of ink, of worship attire, of doctrine, albeit selective diversity. Fire Theresa now! |
Eight board members resigned immediately before and after the meeting to oust Latini, and the board hired a communications firm "to guide and assist in improving our long-term communication process." Also on Wednesday, the board announced it would fund an increase in "Pastoral and Behavioral Health services," the hiring of "a specialist in communal trauma to assist with healing, justice and reconciliation," and "a full outside audit focused on diversity, equity and inclusion audit [sic] within the ULS."
In its announcement, the board justified Latini's ouster as "based on the Board's concern that the ongoing controversy surrounding her naming as President made it extremely difficult to overcome issues related to trust as the President of this institution.""
'via Blog this'
