How the LCMS-WELS Flipped, Slipped, and Dipped.The ELS Was Birthed on Justification without Faith

 

The CFW Walther bullies were not shocked by Stephan's adultery with numerous young ladies in their cult. They used an imaginary confession (denied by his #1 mistress) to form the riot and justify their felonious and anti-Christian behavior. Stealing Stephan's chest of gold made them solvent.

The following is a very short summary of the Synodical Conference, whose death is still mourned loudest by those who destroyed it.

Martin Stephan told the Walther circle of pastors to gather up their cult and sail for America, a plan plotted and organized for years. The pastors knew Stephan was a syphilitic adulterer, but they followed him anyway. Walther later blamed Mrs. Stephan on their marital troubles even though she stuck with him until he abandoned the whole family (except one son) and took his mistress instead. For that, the Walther circle made Stephan a bishop in America, which is what Stephan wanted. 

Stephan was no scholar of the Bible, and Walther was just as bad. Walther took over the Pietistic notion of the entire world being absolved the moment Christ rose from the dead. Do not be shocked - the simpletons of the ELS (Webber) and WELS (Buchholz) teach the same Halle University nonsense today.

Walther organized the riot that forcibly removed Bishop Stephan from his house (a felony) and the title they bestowed on him, from his land (a felony), and from all his money, books, and belongings (more felonies). They forced him across the Mississippi River at gunpoint (a felony) and blamed everything they did on him (slander, now called "Talking Points" in LCMS, WELS, and the ELS).

CFW Walther - the consummate liar, pimp, and false teacher - established his dominance over all actions of the Missouri Synod, as we now call it. Pieper blended efficacy and Enthusiasm, Objective Justification and Justification by Faith together in his Dogmatics, making it easy for people to think "Objective Justification is the Atonement, Subjective Justification is Justification by Faith." 

The Little Norwegians (ELS) left the Big Norwegians (eventually TALC) because they wanted to be purely Justification without Faith - OJ.

The original, official doctrine of the LCMS and WELS was Justification by Faith. Unlike today, most of the clergy could read Luther in German. Now the seminarians do not read much at all, little or no Luther, whose doctrine and writings are despised by the professors and dimwitted leaders. The LCMS-WELS coalition strengthened their Calvinistic and Pietistic roots, making the mainline denominations' dogma their dogma.

LCMS-WELS-ELS Leaders Work with Bishop - Now President - Guy Erwin Through Thrivent.

 

Seminary President will be guest speaker at Wyomissing Church [Religion Digest] – Reading Eagle

Rev. R. Guy Erwin will preach and lead worship at the Atonement Lutheran Church in 5 Wyomissing Boulevard, Wyomissing, on Sundays at 8:30 am and 10 am. Prior to this appointment, he was the fourth bishop of the Southwestern California Theological Seminary of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church. (SIC!) [GJ - He was never a pastor, but an academic instead. He was quickly made a pastor so he could be the bishop of his San Francisco district - and then became president of the fractured United Lutheran Seminary, because the Presbyterian they elected was not woke enough.]

Nobody tars and feathers a victim better than the woke do. This is Theresa Latini, the gone but not forgotten first president of a once great seminary. I was invited to apply for a position there.

Irwin has a degree from Harvard University and Yale University and was a Fulbright scholarship student at the University of Tubingen in Germany. He has taught at the Yale Divinity School in Thousand Oaks and California Lutheran University.

His husband, Robert T. Flynn, from West Virginia and a graduate of Yale Divinity School, has been involved in academic publishing at Yale University Publishing, Columbia University Publishing, and the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. 

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Bishop Megan graduated from Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D.

The Episcopalian Church (TEC) Is the Bellwether for All Denominations - Bare Facts from David Virtue, Virtue Online

 

 Clown Eucharists are suggestive of change, as the sociologists say.
In plainer language - this is your future, unless you are in WELS, where your future is now.

GJ - Note - around 1978, TEC and the LCA had 3 million members each. 

Recently released figures from The Episcopal Church Parochial Report on average Sunday Attendance revealed that in 2011 TEC had 698,376, but by 2020, that figure had plunged to 483,098 or 30.8%. Between 2019 and 2020, the ASA figure dropped 11.7%. TEC is heading into its own personal columbarium. 60,232 souls just don't vanish. "These numbers indicate a doubling in the rate of membership decline and a tripling in the rate of attendance decline over the previous year." Jeff Walton of IRD reports that TEC also took a huge hit in its finances. In a first, the church's giving metric, known as "plate and pledge" dropped $59 million (-4.3%) from 1,353,835,316 to 1,294,757,071. This is especially noteworthy as the U.S. inflation rate was only 1.4% in 2020, easing from 2.3% in 2019. There were fewer Sundays to attend, corresponded with fewer opportunities to give, and collection plates suffered. 38 parishes closed across the country. In response to a newly surveyed question, 24% of Episcopal parishes reported a "very significant" negative impact of the pandemic upon their congregation's finances, while an additional 39% reported a "somewhat significant" impact. Many Episcopal parishes closed to in-person worship for much of the pandemic. Parts of the Episcopal Church ceased services altogether -- streaming or otherwise -- with parishioners directed to either a diocesan-wide virtual service or to the Washington National Cathedral. You can read his full report here. https://virtueonline.org/alarm-bells-episcopal-church-decline-accelerates Here are the Fast Facts from the Parochial report data 2020. file:///C:/Users/David/Downloads/Fast%20Facts%20and%20Fast%20Facts%20Trends.pdf Another reflection by VOL correspondent Mary Ann Mueller, Fudging Figures Episcopal Church's ASA Spin Cycle can be read here: https://virtueonline.org/fudging-figures-episcopal-churchs-asa-spin-cycle Now if you add the huge losses in properties won by the ACNA ($100 million in Ft. Worth), this is no longer chump change. PB Michael Curry and the HOB must be feeling the pain. Is it any wonder that more and more dioceses will be forced to juncture (read merge) over the coming months as they see their fortunes fade and people leave for greener spiritual pastures or columbaria? Is it any wonder that aging Episcopal bishops are heading out the door(I think this image of the catheter is distracting and a slap that should be beneath you checking their catheter bags) before heading off to golf courses? ***** To illustrate how the losses are affecting whole dioceses, the Episcopal News Service reported that Wisconsin's three dioceses would pursue reunion as one. Leaders of Wisconsin's three Episcopal dioceses announced Oct. 5 that the dioceses will take steps to combine -- a canonical process known as reunion. In August, the dioceses had announced they were launching a formal process "to explore ways to deepen cooperation and coordination." I wrote at that time that this could happen and lo and behold, it hath come true. Budget short falls, aging congregations and no young people coming forward to fill pews is a sure sign of death. The Midwest is a graveyard for TEC, only the coastal areas have survival possibilities, but the overall numbers are not good. The Diocese of Los Angeles announced this week that they have no plans at this time to call for the election of a bishop suffragan. The death of Bishop Jon Bruno, who ran the diocese into the ground financially over property lawsuits and more, and the departure of Bishop Suffragan Diane M. Jardine Bruce to become bishop provisional of the Diocese of West Missouri has meant that three retired bishops will fill in for the departing Bruce. Things are so desperate the diocese had to call in The Rt. Rev. Chet Talton, sixth bishop suffragan of Los Angeles, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday to return to the episcopal rota! It doesn't take a brain surgeon to see where all this is going. One of the two other bishops is former PB Jefferts Schori, which is a sure-fire win to push the diocese right over the cliff. She has a hard time even believing in the supernatural! Presiding Bishop Jefferts-Schori knew how to play the game and shame the conservative bishops who actually believed in the Almighty. ***** I wrote a piece that encapsulates why TEC is in the mess it is despite all the talk of 'beloved community' by PB Michael Curry. I titled it; CANCEL CULTURE AND THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH. The minions of cancel culture have had a field day in The Episcopal Church. If in doubt, cancel it out. Former Albany Bishop Bill Love was canceled. He refused to accept resolution B012 demanding that homosexual marriage be accepted and received in his diocese. He refused. He was canceled, episcopal style. Of course, it's done with polite language, faux pain, and do come back when you are enlightened; but we all know that is not going to happen. There is no right of return, and why would Bishop Love possibly want to return? Hundreds of orthodox episcopal priests were cancelled because they refused to bow the knee before the Moloch god of sodomy and for their intransigence. They, too, were cancelled. ACNA was born. You can read more here, and no, it is not satire. https://virtueonline.org/cancel-culture-and-episcopal-church ***** An ACNA parish withdrew from the C4SO Diocese and landed in limbo. A lot of the problem arose of the CEEC acronym which led to confusion over an Anglican Ink headline and accusations that one evangelical Episcopal Body was pro-homosexual. St. Mary of Bethany Parish in Nashville, TN, withdrew itself and said they are joining with the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches, (CEEC) a denomination not to be confused with the Continuing Evangelical Episcopal Church (CEEC), because they claim the denomination they want to join is pro-homosexual. Both have the same CEEC acronym causing confusion. Archbishop Robert Gosselin, Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Continuing body told VOL that, "we are not 'that' CEEC." The confusion stemmed from a bad headline on Anglican Ink and a statement that the Communion Episcopal group was pro homosexual. However, Quintin D. Moore, Archbishop of the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches said the congregation has not been accepted into their denomination and denies being progressive. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/acna-parish-withdraws-c4so-diocese-and-lands-limbo ***** The ongoing debacle in the ACNA Diocese of the Upper Midwest needs resolution. More stories are pouring out about abuse. I posted two stories: CAROL'S STORY - Part 1 and 2 which documents alleged older child to younger child sexual abuse at Church of the Resurrection, which was further compounded by the church leadership's alleged mishandling of these allegations. The youth pastor at that time knew of the abuse, failed to respond appropriately, and caused additional harm and trauma in his response to the children involved. To clarify, the events described below took place before the Anglican Church of North America (ACNA) province had been formed. Who's Who • "Carol" - a survivor who alleges sexual abuse by an older boy when she was a child at Church of the Resurrection and subsequent mishandling of those allegations by Church of the Resurrection staff and parishioners. • Church of the Resurrection - a large ACNA parish located in Wheaton, IL that serves as the Cathedral Church for the Diocese of the Upper Midwest. • Keith Hartsell - youth pastor at Church of the Resurrection during the time of this story, later a priest in the Diocese of the Upper Midwest & a high-ranking leader of The Greenhouse Movement. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/carols-story-parts-1-and-2 ***** The Anglican Diocese of the Upper Midwest is beset with more problems than it should. In an exclusive, VOL learned that Bishop Todd Atkinson was taking a leave of absence - withdrawing as acting assistant bishop of the diocese over charges of abuse of power. Furthermore, questions were raised in 2018 as to the establishment of Via Apostolica, Atkinson's diocese for full membership in ACNA as a Missionary Diocese because of concerns of extra biblical revelations and 'Heavy Shepherding'. A dozen Canadian priests signed a letter urging Charlie Masters, Moderator Bishop of the Anglican Network in Canada to refrain from recommending Atkinson and Via Apostolica as a missionary district in ACNA, until significant questions concerning his leadership style and theology were considered. Masters refused to listen to them and now it has banked up on this diocese. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/abuse-power-cited-bishop-todd-atkinson-taking-leave-absence ***** ON THE GLOBAL FRONT, outgoing Anglican Communion Secretary General, the Most Rev. Dr. Josiah Idowu-Fearon, 72, who announced he was retiring, dodged a question put to him by a Premier reporter about the Welsh decision to bless same-sex marriage, saying only that, "As long as God is alive, there will always be the Anglican Communion of churches." He told Premier he is "very confident" in the future of the group and said, "My confidence is not based on the human aspect, but on the divine aspect, in that the church belongs to God, and the Anglican Communion of churches, is a part of God's Church, the universal church." That's despite fears of divisions over theological stances, especially around the issue of sexuality. Fearon conveniently ignored that GAFCON, which holds the majority of global Anglicans soundly in its grip, roundly rejects homosexual practice especially homosexual marriage as a violation of Scripture, the creeds and the Canons and Constitutions of most Anglican provinces. It should be remembered that Fearon took over as Sec. Gen. from one Gregory Cameron, a personal friend of Rowan Williams. Cameron went on to become the Bishop of St. Asaph in Wales, a leader in the push to bless homosexual marriage in Wales. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/anglican-general-secretary-spins-welsh-decision-bless-homosexual-marriage To no one's surprise, evangelicals are pushing for a new bishop after the Church in Wales allows pastors to bless homosexual marriages. Evangelicals who hold to traditional Christian teaching on sexuality and marriage want a new bishop to be appointed in the Church in Wales following the results of an early September vote to allow pastors to bless same-sex marriages. The Church in Wales, composed of six Anglican dioceses in the United Kingdom, does not allow clergy to conduct legally binding same-sex marriage ceremonies. However, in a Sept. 6 vote of 28 to 12 in favor, with two abstentions, clergy were approved to host blessing ceremonies for same-sex unions in their churches. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/evangelicals-push-new-bishop-after-church-wales-allows-pastors-bless-gay-marriages It's interesting why they have not called on GAFCON Bishop Andy Lines, missionary bishop to Europe to step in. ***** IRAN. An Anglican missionary couple told VOL this week that they had 144+ churches and growing in Iran with some 21 churches in formation, with the Badini Kurds, having the first known indigenous movement ever among them. There are no outside missionaries; disciples are making disciples. "We baptized our first Yazidi (Northwestern Iraq) gospel worker, recently. We have 13 to train. This is our first breakthrough," the missionary couple told VOL. ***** The GIDEONS have ceased to exist in the UK following conflict with its USA parent body. A worthwhile ministry over many years distributing bibles, a name familiar to wide society, but brought to an end by its parent body. The issue seems to be over whether women could apply for membership on a spiritual or an occupational basis. They will now operate as GOOD NEWS For Everyone. ***** Lovers of the teaching and ministry of the late John Stott, revered as one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century, will be happy to learn that a new book, JOHN STOTT: A Summary of his Teaching by Ted Schroder is out and can be purchased at Amazon on Kindle for $9.68 https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Ted-Schroder-ebook/dp/B09CHCXDNJ It is a rare privilege when you are among handful of disciples to get a front row seat with one of the greatest preachers of the 20th century -- John Stott - a man described by NY Times columnist David Brooks as a man who could have been America's Protestant pope. Another who had a front-row seat was New Zealand-born Ted Schroder, who was John Stott's assistant in 1967. Ted stayed a personal friend until Stott's death in 2011. Schroder has a long and distinguished ecclesiastical career of his own. He authored this volume as a summary of Stott's teaching, or 'Uncle John' as he was affectionately known. You can read how Stott handled the rise of the charismatic movement, his views on hell, his changing views of evangelism and social justice activism, his love of birds and much more. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/john-stott-summary-his-teaching ***** CULTURE WAR STORIES OF THE WEEK https://www.springtideresearch.org/research/ The State of Religion & Young People 2021. Over 75% of young people identify as religious or spiritual. But they told us they're not turning to faith communities during stressful moments in life. https://albertmohler.com/2021/10/07/briefing-10-7-21 Out with Easter and Christmas Terms: Modern Cult of Wokeness on Display as School In Oxford Secularizes Its Calendar in the Name of Sensitivity https://www.christiantoday.com/article/the.utterly.inspiring.life.of.african.saint.apolo.kivebulaya/137529.htm The utterly inspiring life of Anglican 'African saint' Apolo Kivebulaya https://anglicanmainstream.org/conservative-mps-close-interest-in-c-of-e-affairs/ Conservative MPs' close interest in C of E affairs. Disestablishment anybody? ***** BISHOP TODD HUNTER and Critical Race Theory. The bishop of C4SO, an ACNA diocese has come out in favor of CRT. Rod Dreher, author of The Benedict Option and Orthodox believer, said that the bishop once "issued a guidance praising Critical Race Theory." I can't imagine this going down well with ACNA's College of Bishops. He smears people not supporting Critical Race Theory in the church as "name calling and thinking the worst of people's motivations," likening them to those who accused Martin Luther King of being a Communist. He says CRT "is simply trying to understand the hidden, underlying issues of race (or other forms of injustice) that go beyond the individual and express themselves structurally." He even compares it favorably to missionaries seeking to understand cultures with "an open devotion to Jesus Christ and the neighbors he has given us to love." ***** The vaccination question: a theologian reflects, part 1. The Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical Theology Radner weighs in on the COVID vaccination debate and asks, "How did the issue of vaccination so divide the church?" "I am a conservative and traditionalist Christian. Yet during this Time of the Virus, I seem to have ended up on opposite sides with many of those with whom I would otherwise agree in the faith. The matter is vaccination: I am vaccinated (and I wear a mask with most others!), I think most people would be well served by being vaccinated, and I support vaccination mandates for those who work or frequent places of public interaction, including schools, as a way of serving others well. How did the issue of vaccination so divide the church?" You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/vaccination-question-theologian-reflects-part-1 ***** The Anglican Diocese of Egypt announced an historic moment in the launching announcement of a new Anglican Church territory in Alexandria. Justin Welby will be there to inaugurate the event. Dr. Sami Fawzi, Archbishop of Alexandria, said it would be the 41st province in the Anglican Communion. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/anglican-diocese-egypt-historic-event ***** The Rev. Canon Phil Ashey of the American Anglican Council asks the question, If GAFCON Is Merely A Conference, What Is The Point? In his report from the GAFCON Primates' meeting, Archbishop Foley Beach declared that "GAFCON is not an ecclesial jurisdiction; it is a conference." He commented in response to the deep disappointment that many have been feeling since a GAFCON Province has consecrated two women as bishops of the Church despite a moratorium on such consecrations. Although a spokesperson for GAFCON is reputed to have stated that this moratorium among GAFCON Provinces had expired, this is clearly not the case. • The GAFCON Primates authorized a Task Force on Women in the Episcopate in 2015. That Task Force consisted of 19 Bishops and theologians from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, North America, Chile, Myanmar, Sydney (Australia) and the UK. • In 2017, the GAFCON Primates authorized a representative of the Task Force to consult with a "Panel of Advisors"--a bishop, clergy, and lay representative from each GAFCON Province or Branch. The Rev. Dr. Stephen Noll did so. • In 2018, the GAFCON Primates received the Interim Report of the Task Force and approved its primary recommendation: Ashey asks some incisive questions and offers some answers. You can read more here: https://virtueonline.org/if-gafcon-merely-conference-what-point ***** CHURCH OF ENGLAND NEWS. Andrew Symes of Anglican Mainstream reflects on The future of the Church of England: Synod, wider culture, and challenges for evangelicals. He writes: "Different wings of the Church of England have been mobilising to ensure sufficient representation of their distinctive points of view in the new General Synod, elections for which are currently taking place. While Synod candidates understand their responsibility for governance of the organisation in a broad sense, they are aware that if elected, their votes will affect crucial decisions to be made by the church, not just in matters of finance, administration and mission strategy, but in areas which touch on fundamental theological issues. How the specific headline question is answered: "should the church bless and celebrate same sex relationships or not?" -- depends on how the church understands its own nature and purpose; God, his word to his people and the world; what we should believe and how we should behave." BBC Editorial Guidelines and Christian Values. Judith Sture, an occasional VOL columnist, made a complaint to the BBC about the language used on one of their programmes. Not on the news, or in a drama, or from a member of the public sounding off on camera. No. It was a complaint about Strictly Come Dancing (that's Dancing With The Stars for US readers). Yes, you did read that correctly. I complained about an example of offensive language used on Strictly. "So what was I getting my knickers in a knot about? Well, one of the judges decided to use the name of Jesus as an expletive in her comments about a dance. Much as another person may say, in the same situation, 'Bloody hell, mate, you nailed it there.' Only she didn't say it that way. She chose to use a name that is important and valuable to Christian believers -- to give the same effect." You can read her piece here: https://virtueonline.org/bbc-editorial-guidelines-and-christian-values ***** FACTOID. There have been a multitude of lawsuits over the last year over various governmental orders to churches and faith organizations to simply shut down during the COVID -19 pandemic. Many have been resolved in favor of the churches' First Amendment rights. ***** VOL is in a campaign to raise funds to keep us going. The truth is out. Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury tried to broker homosexuality into the Anglican communion and failed. Williams bombed because one man, a Nigerian Archbishop, Peter Akinola, stood up to him and said "no!" For over a decade (2000 to 2010), the two men faced each other in one venue and from one country to the next. They locked horns over who would blink first. Williams said Akinola would blink, but he was wrong. Dead wrong. In the end, Williams slunk away. He retired eight years early. He had failed to achieve his goal. He had hoped to twist the communion to suit western pansexual provinces like The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church of Canada and other such provinces. Instead, Williams saw GAFCON's birth and growth. Today GAFCON stands strong as the response of the faithful who oppose the mistaken direction of progressives in the mostly Western Anglican Communion. We may never know how close the communion came to being splintered and scattered into a thousand ecclesiastical pieces by the Affirming Catholic Williams. It was a close call. A Nigerian Anglican evangelical Archbishop saved the day...and the communion. VIRTUEONLINE broke the story. Most of the mainstream Anglican media ignored the story, either out of fear or sheer disbelief. They still refuse to expose it all. No Anglican news service covers the communion like VOL does. To keep these unique stories coming to you, we need your help. It takes time, research, effort and money to write these stories. 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Join the Laughter - Two of the Three B. W. Teigen Lecturers Are Roman Catholic,

 

Beckwith teaches at a pan-Enthusiast but well endowed Church Growth seminary.

The Beeson Divinity School of Samford University is an interdenominational evangelical divinity school located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The current dean is Douglas A. Sweeney.

Though located on the campus of a Babtist university, Beeson is interdenominational.^[1] 

Jack Kilcrease - the biggest joke of them all - teaches at a Roman Catholic school. He was born in a WELS pastor's family but attended an ELCA college seminary, then a Jesuit University. Do not worry, WELS will unite with ELCA soon enough. Jack's wife helps him with his spelling and sentence structure. He works with David Scaer at times, which probably makes Scaer felt scholarly.

Jack teaches at Aquinas College, which began as a Roman Catholic college for girls aiming at becoming Dominicans (leaders in the torture and exile of Lutherans in the Inquisition). 

Joel Elowsky actually teaches at an LCMS school. He earned his PhD at Drew, a Methodist School. 

While affiliated with the Methodist faith, Drew University makes no religious demands of its students. Although many of the Theological School's students and faculty are Methodists, students of all faiths are admitted to any program within the university. 

 Archbishop and predator Weakland gave lectures at WELS' Wisconsin Lutheran College,so do not moan about WELS-Papist cuddling and fellowshipping together.

 Objective Justification fanatic John Brenner also got his PhD at Marquette, the Jesuit university, so do not sneer at poor Jack Kilcrease.

What Did the Denominations Expect To Grow from Sowing Weed Seeds?

 

First of all, it is all about the Benjies, not filthy lucre in the future, but right here, right now. Easy money, tax-free perks, the chance to bully others. 

Please refer to that again as I describe how the denominations work - not just the apostate Lutherans - ELCA, WELS, ELS, LCMS, CLC (sic). The Lutherans were just the last ones to line up in destroying their own congregations, fouling their own nests (aka seminaries), and promoting annual once-in-a-lifetime giving campaigns.

 Isn't this the new church Glende demanded and then abandoned, 
only to make him senior clown in Freedom?

 How many Mequon graduates can boast about leaving two churches in the same area?

As one observer noted, Calvinists become Unitarians, due to their rejection of the efficacy of the Word and the Means of Grace. Young Calvinist, Old Unitarian is not only true for individuals but also for denominations. Lutheran-Reformed bodies - like the Evangelical and Reformed - succumb more slowly, especially when the Lutheran (Evangelical) side is stronger. However, the urge to be ecumenical, motivated by gubmint and foundation Benjies - will always homogenize the mix and make sure everyone is equally indifferent to Biblical doctrine.

The dates when this began are:

• The 1880s for Evolution and replacing the KJV Bible, 
• The 1930s for cleverly blaming the Depression on the lack of Social Gospel political agitation.

People imagine they have a say in their denominations, but they do not. The process comes down to getting a nincompoop on the advisory committee of five people, then adding two more, then five out of five - because "God compels them" or "justice demands" or some other silly slogan. The committee eventually has the power to overturn everything and they carry out their agenda.

1. How else to explain the Lutheran bodies becoming enemies of the one Bible translation associated with the efforts of Team Luther? Benjies!
2. Or the continued downward trend of so-called Lutheran hymnals? Benjies!
3. Or the switch from Judeo-Christian worship practices to entertainment? Worship teams and bands expect big bucks but organists were offered a pittance. Koine expects $3,000 just to show up. Benjies!
4. Criminal clergy and teacher behavior is covered up, erased, and forgotten, but those who question Holy Mother Church are ridiculed, expelled, and shunned for life. Benjies for bullies!

Pastors are cross-dressing instead of bearing the cross.

"If I ever get my hands on the pastor who gave Jackson my statement on Luther..."

I have known the leaders and targets of various denominations calling themselves Lutheran but really full of the Immaculate Church spirit. Therefore, I have also seen their behavior at close range in flunking men out of seminary, pushing men out of the parish, and building a wall of lies around their buddies. They have been sowing weed seeds for decades and now the harvest is abundant but sterile. Yes, the crop is astonishing in its productivity. "Join our Calvinist hymnal of the month club and be blessed!" But the produce provides nothing more than more weeds, no fruit, no faith in Jesus Christ. 

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Tofu Buildings in China - Demolition - Economy a Sham Propped Up by West

 

The Old Man in the Mountain wonders, "When will the People's Republic of China collapse, in the same way as the tofu apartments?"

What a Waste - Article from India with this video

I remember meeting a retired man who talked about his investment in China. The values were way up and collapsed to nothing. Someone talked him into using up his insurance cash value for this great investment in the exploding Chinese economy. Western money is solicited for inventing a booming economy and covering up the truth.

As I have reported before, the Chinese economy is a sham. They routinely build tofu structures, the nickname used because their concrete starts to fail a few years after completion. The Three Gorges Dam is one such project, criticized by a team of engineers for using China biggest products in producing dam concrete - human and animal manure. The Chinese response was to call the team of engineers "racist" and remove them from the country.

Here is a song by Cohen:

That's how it goes

Everybody knows.

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking.

Everybody knows that the captain lied.

Everybody got this broken feeling

Like their father or their dog just died.

Cohen was a sensation when I was in college and he recently died. Watch any talent show and someone will warble his Halleluiah. His Everybody Knows is definitely the anthem for our age, where we

1. Traded the classic KJV for a cavalcade of Bibles for Dummies;
2. Burned more churches than the Chicago Fire using Church Growth for kindling;
3. Converted warmed over bar music into expensive "hymns" for the young;
4. Replaced the Gospel of Faith in Christ with trust in demographics;
5. Agreed with Calvinists that the Sacraments were just ordinances;
6. Protected the drunk, adulterous clergy and abhorred the efficacy of the Word;
7. Elected synod presidents with no concept of Biblical doctrine. None.
8. Yapped constantly about grace but spurned the Means of Grace.
9. Turned Universalism - Objective Justification - into the Chief Article of Christianity.
10. Used the teaching of Justification by Faith (the actual Chief Article) as the sufficient cause for excommunication.

 Abused WELS students laugh at "We ran out of Germans" sermon by Jeske,
who ran out of ideas to steal several decades ago. Notice the ties - a photo op staged by attention hog Mark and Avoid Jeske.