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| Do not visit the rogues' gallery on a full stomach. |
Various people have contacted me about the abuse they have suffered from the various Lutheran synods, and that includes the microscopic ELS, CLC (sic), and ELDONA.
Avoid the Judas Goat Synod Helper
The first guideline is - avoid the sympathetic synod helper. He is a Judas goat appointed to guide the sacrificial lamb in the right direction, up the ramp to the slaughter. Then he saunters down, blames the victim, and collects his reward.
For you city slickers - the Judas goat term comes from the goats that led the sheep onto the truck or train to be hauled away for slaughter. Once they are loaded, from following his lead, the goat goes back to his owner for a reward.
WELS Pastor John Seifert played this role more than once, and look where it got him - a chance to further ruin the Michigan District as the president. He did all those things he clucked his tongue about, "Tsk, tsk, if only we had better leaders, etc." He would talk someone into taking action and abandon the person with a weak excuse. He did that as Circuit Pastor and as District President.
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| "Nothing happened, my Precious. Heh." |
Nothing Happened -
So many people have said "Nothing happened!" that it should be made into a hymn:
Nothing happened, thus the leaders said.
We cannot risk the loss of bread.
Lead this poor lamb to parts unknown
And you will have a new church home.
Sung to Old Hundredth or another convenient tune.
The Love Letter Pastor fired? "Nothing happened!" the circuit pastor shouted at me. So I asked, "Then why did the parish constitution get changed overnight, after he was fired for cause?"
The ELDONA hate-fest, featuring roast Ichabod? "Nothing happened?" Thus one can repudiate UOJ and still be a pathological liar. They had a conference book burning (free books from Martin Chemnitz Press) since the author was not available for the roast. "Make these books disappear," the toadie hissed at the colporteur.
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| Destroying evidence is policy. Too many obvious errors caused ELCA a $40 million lawsuit, which they lost. |
And There Are No Notes
LCMS policy is to destroy all notes, just as the Church of Rome packs up their files and takes them to the Vatican, which can deny any knowledge, possession, or guilt.
WELS always has a 5 to 1 or 10 to 1 advantage at any meeting, and they already have their script written in advance. When I quoted them as removing Floyd Luther Stolzenberg if proven a blatant false teacher - which I did - the toady said, "I have my notes from the last meeting and there is nothing like that here." He took on the beatific look of a boy who stole the pie and ate it all, a dead giveaway among synodical liars. Many people knew of this promise, so they had to back-peddle a bit. But that only fired up their need for revenge.
Bet on this - if the court requests documents from any synod source, the evidence will disappear. When the Tabor case exploded, Schaeffer told me, "The police asked for files. I opened them and they were empty!" (Stolen pie look, well rehearsed)
When Fred Adrian's vicar was sued for seducing a minor girl as part of his vicarage work, WELS told the court they had no policy and knew of no other cases. The lawsuit went against the synod and the parish, since they had the deep pockets. I met with the girl's lawyer and filled the attorney in on the many abusive cases I knew about. The judge ordered WELS to come up with the truth, which led to a $400,000 settlement.
Adrian, truly an idiot's idiot, told the congregation, "Don't worry. The insurance policy will pay for it." He was glad the girl was getting money but also said, "They are appealing the case." Typical WELS double-talk.
By the way, WELS retaliated against me various ways, even though I was gone from their slimepits.
Herman Otten, the synodical cover-up expert, was offended that I sent the Adrian-Zerbe news article to him. He refused to print it.
If anyone still reads Christian News, he will discover that Otten is handled by synodical leaders like John Brug - to spike stories. The more truthful and damaging the story is, the more he will find reasons to kill it, or at least bury it on page 17 (child porn at WELS headquarters).
Picture the object of pastoral and synodical abuse. He or she will think these clergy creatures are sympathetic and will work the case through the process. But what the synodical agents are doing is painting the person into a corner. Once there, if the person is upset for obvious reasons, they say, "Another malcontent. We were so patient and listened. We tried to help and what do we get? - ingratitude."
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| Freedom is not taken - it is given up. |
Give up trying to remind a synodocrat of something he witnessed. He forgot.
And often, he never knew. That is why the dredges get moved around from district to district. Their history is too well known but that is erased with a move. Absolution via the moving truck.
Talk To a Good Lawyer First, Not To Any Synod Critter
I like lawyers. They are - like autosomal recessives - in the family. Abe Lincoln did not go to law school or get a law degree, but was very successful in court because he knew the law.
I have employed many lawyers and spent very little on them. Often an initial discussion is enough. They take away all kinds of anxieties from bad situations. That is their job, and they do it well. We are newborn lambs with most legal issues, so we are necessarily weak and wobbly.
One creepy dishonest bill collector was suing me for not paying a $10,000 loan which was taken out by someone with another SS number. The debtor was Black, too. Nevermind, I got put on the docket. The creep said, "Go ahead. Talk to your lawyer." I did, ten minutes later. The lawywer talked about credit fraud and credit libel and how much I could win against the creep. Instant repentance and humility followed. Case closed, withdrawn, proof sent.
Dost thou think the synod critters are not talking to their attorneys? I would love to see the legal bills for each synod. Not a line in the budget, you say? That would be harder to find than the synod salaries and benefits.
An initial visit with a lawyer is often free. Sometimes it is a nominal amount. Always ask at the first visit and any time after, because not asking means paying their charges, which were never brought up. It is the law, and they wrote it.
That visit should end any direct discussion with the synod critters. Then the individual should say, "Sorry, you have to talk to my attorney." Crooked people are afraid of lawyers. Sometimes they rant and rave about that - a good sign.
I cannot predict what will happen through the lawyer. It may only be writing a warning letter to the synod. It may be the beginning of a lawsuit where the attorney only collects if he wins.
I can predict what happens when trusting a synod critter - you will be buried alive in slander, and they will take shots at your family as well. All for the glory of God, they say. Judgment Day is waiting for them.
As Slick Brenner said to his fellow pastors, "The sins are piling up for WELS. They will pay a terrible price in the future."
As anyone can see, the synodical response is to protect and promote the abusers, the drunks, the addicts, the adulterers. One pastor was known to be an adulterer in his urban parish. His next gig was seminary professor.
That is a clear message. "You want to criticize a member of our gang? We will bury you in mud and promote him." That is a clear message to everyone else.
The hopelessly compromised are the best teachers and ministers. They will always be loyal to Holy Mother Synod, from whom they have received so much grace without faith.
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