The current leaders of LCMS-WELS-ELS-CLC would like people to think they are being saved from the Woke Cancel Culture of ELCA, Unitarians, and Luciferians.
But those Lutheran groups, all born of Pietism, were woke and embraced the cancel culture (aka Stink Eye and Shun, their sacraments) long ago.
The leaders were and are - Leftists. The people who took over hated Lutheran doctrine and did their best to replace it, by calling Lutherans heterodox and other names. Of course, the ELS and CLC started off bad so they could only go downhill - and did.
Let's look at it from a calm, factual perspective.
Where are the LCMS-WELS-WELS-CLC now? They work together under the same financial umbrella as ELCA. Some might say their trotters are in same feeding trough, but that would be insulting to pigs.
Litmus Tests
What Bibles do they use?
Answer - Anything but the King James Version. The ones who do not like the NIV glory in their use of the equally bad ESV.
What do they think of Luther's Biblical doctrine and Luther himself?
Answer - They constantly teach against Luther's doctrine and openly despise Luther, so they are just like ELCA. They kick people out for teaching Justification by Faith, but protect and defend apostasy, OJ, adulterers, drunks, Romans 1 examples.
How are they doing as denominations?
Answer - They are losing their higher education, their seminaries, and their memberships. But their Thrivent pan-denominational enterprises are doing well.
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| Lenski's seminary is shriveled into almost nothing. |
