Abuse of Liquor, Abuse of Others - WELS Has the Worst Frat System of All

 "Wasn't the pond full of raw sewage fun in GA/HB?
Hazing draws us closer, doncha think?"

U.S. frats opt for stricter booze policy in wake of deaths

Mike James, USA TODAYPublished 7:06 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2018 | Updated 10:06 p.m. ET Sept. 4, 2018

Hundreds of fraternity houses across the US will no longer allow frat members to serve hard liquor, according to a self-governing policy announced Tuesday in the wake of growing outrage over alcohol-related hazing deaths.

The North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) policy effectively means that most of the nation's fraternities cannot dole out strong booze unless it is served by a licensed third-party vendor.

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GJ - WELS' abusive hazing system is one part of the problem. The other part is the widespread tolerance - even promotion of alcohol abuse. 

If a DP gets a DUI, he gets a call to another district and "no one knows."

If a pastor runs his car up a utility pole on a DUI, he gets a world mission call. 

If a Mordor professor is so drunk he ends up on the wrong side of the street, lawyers get the conviction erased. Never happened.

If two buddies are alcoholics, they start a coffee house ministry that ends up a bar ministry. One had an appearance bond refund listed on the gubmint site. Is that a qualification for getting two WELS calls at once? protection from three DPs and the SP?

If that is not enough, congregations start Bible studies in bars. Theology on Tap. 

 "Let us....bbburrrup..."
The eructations of apostates are sweet in the ears of their Father Below.

WELS - Something Wrong with Their Hazing Culture

The author is referring to this post, comparing West Point hazing with WELS.

 I attended a Catholic high school and a Catholic high school  -- no hazing.  I attended Concordia Seminary and never heard of this kind of thing.  To say there is something wrong in WELS is an understatement.

WELS Respionse about Hazing

The point of WELS hazing is total conformity to the sect,
continuing an atmosphere of deceit and fear.

Good morning Pastor Jackson, 

I just read the comments from Grumps concerning MLS hazing. Hazing and 
initiation rituals have been present in many educational institutions. I never 
cared for any of it. I have found the rationalization to be extremely lame. The 
defenders of it sometimes try to draw an analogy to military boot camp. Besides 
being a logical fallacy, it is also an insult to the military and the purpose of 
boot camp. Recently, it became public that the West Point pillow fights got 
dirty and some cadets were injured. Military academies tend to keep a closer 
watch on this. Forty five years ago, freshman initiation was common at the 
public high school that I attended. Two upperclassmen tried to drag me to the 
boys' room for a head dunking in a porcelain bowl. They stopped suddenly in the 
hallway. I looked up and saw the stern face of the vice principal. Somehow I 
made it through high school just fine without being initiated. 

When I went to a professional school, all of the fraternities had their hell 
week for the pledges. Most of the fraternity houses were a considerable distance 
away. Those of us in the dormitories saw no advantage to belonging to one. I 
thought of them as a collegiate version of the Freemasons. They pitched their 
access to gouges as an advantage to exam answers so the student did not have to 
study. As a college instructor, you are aware of how lazy students can get at 
times. There is no substitute for hard work and knowing the material. 

Still, there is something different about WELS hazing. It is not nearly as 
innocuous as West Point pillow fights or pledges wearing pots and pans for a 
week. When you intimidate and degrade initiates, you can have the goods on them. 
You have pointed out how various WELS conventions are like a meeting of a good 
old boys' club. Likewise, the references made by called workers to classmates. 
There certainly is more there than just sharing the required classes. Even 
though the claim is made that GA no longer exists, this type of activity simply 
does not disappear by executive decision. WELS leadership has a long history of 
being less than honest with the laity. 

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GJ - GA now exists as HB, just change two initials and carry on the abuse.

If you go through the proper channels,
the clergy will take you - the victim - to court.
"We don't want your opinion, only your approval."

Florida A&M band member's death ruled a homicide - CNN.com

Hazing at Northwestern College, Watertown, included forcing
the freshmen to simulate anal intercourse with this statue.
Most of the WELS pastors and some ELS pastors went to NWC.

Florida A&M band member's death ruled a homicide - CNN.com:

GJ - When two students objected to hazing at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, John Brenner, the dean of boys at WLS, said, "The good outweighs the bad."

Neither student stayed at the seminary. No one is allowed to object to GA.

If you understand GA, you understand WELS.

'via Blog this'

Florida governor calls for suspension of Florida A&M president over hazing death, fraud probe - The Washington Post

Florida governor calls for suspension of Florida A&M president over hazing death, fraud probe - The Washington Post:

GJ - When will WELS call off their secret hazing ritual at Mequon - GA?

They hazed six chosen students this year, as reported by...

I forget.

'via Blog this'

Here Is One Way To End Hazing at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

Anyone who reports a death from hazing at Mequon
will be excommunicated.
The seniors will be assured of their full forgiveness.

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University music Dept head sacked and 400-member band shut down for the season due to major hazing incidents, one in which a student died:

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/11/23/8983157-florida-am-band-director-fired-after-suspected-hazing-death

University president James Ammons sent band director Julian White a termination letter, citing White's inability to stop the suspected hazing in the band and music department....

FAMU officials acknowledged that 30 students have been kicked off the band this semester due to hazing incidents. There are currently three investigations.

On Tuesday, officials at the Florida A&M University in Tallahassee suspended the famed Marching 100 band and any other ensemble that performs under the supervision of the FAMU music department. The move affects more than 400 students.