St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, Introduction

WELS Pastor Ron Ash is the chairman of Church and Change, the WELS version of JesusFirst in Missouri.
Pastor Tim Glende posed with Katy Perry, as Pastor Ski did.
Ski was a board member of Church and Change.

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Brett Meyer has left a new comment on your post "St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Offi...":

This was an outstanding letter by Rick Techlin Jr. of St. Peter church in Appleton.

It is very good to see a Confessional Lutheran stand against the tide of the New Age false teachers sweeping through the visible Lutheran [self sic] churches.

Is the heinous actions of (W)ELS Pastor Glende, the voters of St. Peter, the lack of action on the part of the individuals addressed in the letter including the so-called conservative synod president that much different than the abject apathy of the majority of (W)ELS laity and clergy? After all they all remain in fellowship with the mini popes of the (W)ELS who perpetrate and allow horrible actions to take place against faithful Lutheran Christians.

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GJ - Posted below is an exact replica of a letter written by a distraught WELS layman and sent to many WELS officials, one year ago today. All Saints Day. I received the PDF, as many others did. The letter was going to be published in the IL blog, then in the Light from Light blog.

Nothing happened from sending the letter, of course. They always say, "Write a letter." The WELS method is to keep everything a secret so they can call the truth a lie while inventing a convenient version of their truth.

I forgot that I had the letter. While converting an ELCA document into something useful I ran into the St. Peter letter, since both were PDFs and lined up together in my bulging storehouse of information. I found a way to turn the PDFs into PNGs and publish them in order.

Some of the readers will think the main perpetrators are Tim Glende, nephew of Professor Brug at The Sausage Factory, and Pastor Ski, popcorn impressario of The CORE. But that is not true. Their problems with honesty and doctrine began long ago, when WELS teachers made it clear that trickery, threats, and oodles of money were the answer to everything.

The letter shows that Pastor Tim Glende is a plagiarist, a bully, and a thug. He has to copy everything, it seems. He started an imitation Ichabod blog, with a slightly different name, just to fool people into landing on his anonymous effort, which was focused solely on attacking me.

Glende also adopted the nickname I gave him for his vile, cowardly attacks via the comments on this blog. I kept calling him Anony-mouse, so he began another blog which he called Anonymouse. He was even more disgusting on that blog, using my two dead daughters as his ammunition.

He gave himself away when he commented from Appleton. When I narrowed the blogs down to him, the blogging stopped, until he posted again to provide a smokescreen for his classmate at MLS, Aaron Frey. Like Kilcrease, he often deletes his most obnoxious work. But they are easy enough to save and use later, whenever needed.

Pervasive Evil in WELS
No one is going to stop the pervasive evil in WELS until it is addressed directly and openly. Glende and Ski are simply outlying growths in the cancer that has grown unchecked for decades. That cancer has involved the cover-up of two spouses murdered by their church worker husbands, countless cases of abuse and molestation, a District President and vicar in different state prisons, rewarding false doctrine with promotions and job security.

Take Away What They Worship
The WELS leaders worship money rather than God. They despise the Confessions, the liturgy, the Creeds, and Luther's doctrine.

The DPs and national staff get a fortune in pay, housing, and benefits to promote evil and false doctrine. Why not take away what they worship - holy mammon? They have enough to blow on The CORE. Ski and Glende were $250,000 down before it even started.

When will a single DP ever do anything against the crafts and assaults of the Church and Changers? The dopey DP in Milwaukee cannot do anything Lutheran or even WELS, but he can throw out a pastor and congregation for the tagging of a sidewalk, even though the trickster paid damages the next day. Tagging seems to be the only target of discipline in the entire state, where half the members reside and the worst DPs reign.

Their discipline has worked well. No other WELS pastor has tagged a sidewalk since that time. A seminary professor was convicted for drunk driving, which might seem a little more serious, but his lawyer convinced the court later that he was avoiding a band of pet turtles on the road, swerving left and right to save their lives.

Do you think anyone is serious about these letters they receive? Look at the luminaries at the top of the page. I can tell you this - When the Intrepid Lutherans dared to say the Synod Sunday materials were pathetic, there was an uproar that quashed IL in 24 hours.

Yes, 24 hours was all it took to make sure no one questioned Holy Mother Synod. Add that to your list of no-nos, seminarians.

1. Teach any doctrine except Luther's.
   
2. Have an affair with a music director if you want a promotion.
   
3. Murder your wife and make up any old lame story.
   
4. Drive drunk.
   
5. Bully and threaten your members who do what you said they should do in following Matthew 18.
   
6. But DO NOT question anything coming from The Guilt Factory (formery The Love Shack).
   and do not,
   and I mean this,
   DO NOT TAG a sidewalk....ever.
   If you do, may God have mercy on your soul, because WELS will not.
   

The letter and the non-response have shown how effective Church and Change is, in defeating any implication of Lutheran doctrine.
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From the Martin Luther College student Portal:

This week Friday we will be hosting our second Educational Convocation. Because of the recent media coverage nationally, statewide, and locally on Bullying in Our Schools we are changing our presentation topic to that issue. Our WELS schools are not exempt from such behavior and learning to identify and correcting this behavior is vital for our future educators. Our presenter will be Professor Rhoda Wolle from WLC. So plan on attending this all important convocation on Friday, November 5 at 9:35 am in the gymnasium. See you there and bring a friend.

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Too Funny. Gasping for Breath - 
From My Favorite CG Email Spammer:

Should a pastor with an addiction be fired? This is the question that more and more churches are having to deal with these days.  How do you deal with a pastor who has an addiction.  Maybe it's an addiction to alcohol or drugs; maybe it's a sexual addiction like pornography.  The question is... what should be done with a pastor that has an addiction of some kind when it is found out? How about a pickled seminary professor?

Why you probably stink at delegating Great piece over at Lifehacker about delegation.  Why is it so difficult?  And why are most people so sucky at it?  Here are three very simple reasons...

Matt Chandler:  One year after cancer Justin Taylor has a great interview with Matt Chandler over at The Gospel Coalition website.  It's been one year since Matt was diagnosed with a very serious form of brain cancer.

Mark Driscoll on young leaders in the church What is encouraging Mark Driscoll about today's young leaders in the church?  And what concerns him?  Check out this short clip (it's about three minutes long).  Take a look, and see if you agree/disagree.  And where are you on the spectrum that Mark speaks about? Ski? Glende?

Andy Stanleyisms Andy Stanley is one of my favorite communicators.  Here's why:  there is so much content when Andy speaks that are bite-sized nuggets that keep me thinking.  So... I decided to gather some recent Andy Stanley quotes shared on Twitter and share them with you here.  See what you think: Ski, Glende, Parlow, Buske, Buehler? Buehler? Anyone?

Erectile Dysfunction commercial gets woman kicked out of church OK... I know this is sensationalistic... but here's the headline in Australia's Herald Sun newspaper:  The star of an erectile dysfunction commercial has been kicked out of her church until the ad comes off air.

Robert A. Schuller:  If I were still there, it would be a different story How does a church get $43 million in debt?  This ABC news segment attempts to explain how the Crystal Cathedral got into the mess it's in.  It includes an interview with Robert A. Schuller (the son), and Angie Schuller (Robert H. Schuller's granddaughter). Say say say say say say  One key to communication vision is frequency.  Often as leaders, we think if we our people something once... they'll get it.  If we tell them something twice, they'll for sure understand the concept.  And if they aren't acting out the vision after we've told them three times, they must be... Change  Ever wonder why people react to change the way they do?  Seth Godin had a great, very short post today that helped me understand a little more about how and why people react to change. A tearful Robert H. Schuller asks for help  It was an emotional Sunday at the Crystal Cathedral.  84 year old founder Robert H. Schuller, in a tearful address, asked his congregation for help in turning around the church's massive debt that led to last week's declaration for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Four drummers I’d like to see in church  OK... I don't know that I'd really like to see these guys in church; but they would liven up some things, I guess.  Check these guys out.  The first is my all-time favorite.  I've thrown in a classic Bill Cosby bit at the end as a bonus... Thoughts on Crystal Cathedral entering bankruptcy  Much has been said this past week about the Crystal Cathedral entering backruptcy.  Read what some of the press, bloggers, and twitterverse has to say about it... Church:  Jesus does not care  Another day, another church marketing campaign.  This one, by a church in Mansfield, includes a sign that simply says JesusDoesNotCare.com.  It seems that even if Jesus doesn't care... some people in the community do; and they're not taking too kindly to the churches newest sign campaign. One church that handled scandal well and how they did it  When a scandal hits your church, it is the test of all time.  Many churches don't handle bad times well.  In fact, many churches retreat in the face of hard times.  Few handle it well.  But after the worship pastor at Praise Fellowship was charged with 33 sexual felony charges,... Yogatta be kidding me  It's been a bad few weeks for Yoga in the Christian community.  First Al Mohler came out with his stance:  "Christians who practice yoga are embracing, or at minimum flirting with, a spiritual practice that threatens to transform their own spiritual lives into a “post-Christian, spiritually polyglot” reality." How to measure small group effectiveness  So many churches try to have an effective small group ministry and fail.  Groups are tough.  So... how do you measure the effectiveness of your small group ministry?  Alan Danielson has some ideas for you.  In fact, the way you measure your effectiveness is all according to what you're trying... And finally: The Pressure of Being a Pastor: It will make you better or worse a man? Some pastors fake it. Their hearts can’t keep up with all of the God-talk. Eventually what you get is a man who spends his week churning out sermons, leading counseling sessions, discipling others, and evangelizing neighbors by speaking sentence after sentence about the power of the gospel and the goodness of God, but he doesn’t really believe it. Megachurch pastor comes out of the closet... “I know a lot of straight people think it is a choice. It is not”... that according to Jim Swilley, pastor of a large church in Rockdale County, GA.

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WELS Laymen - "If the Synodical Council would read Rick..."

Synodical Council to meet this week

During the first week of November, the Synodical Council (SC) will hold its regular fall meeting and will address several significant items of business.

Long-range plan
A special task force of synod administrators, with input from synodical boards and district conventions last summer, has been developing the synod's long-range plan for the year 2017.

Click here for the letter.

St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 1-3

Click here for pages 4-5.

St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp.4-5

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 6-8

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 9-11

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 12-14

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 15-17

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 18-20

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 21-23

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 24-26

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St. Peter, Freedom, Wisconsin. Letter to WELS Officials, pp. 27-29

LCMS and WELS Have No Trouble with This, But ELCA Members Are Heading Out the Doors

Guard dogs will be posted to prevent ELCA dissenters from entering the service.

Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod TX-LA Gulf Coast

For Immediate Release September 30, 2010 Contact: Michael Rinehart, 281-873-5665 Lutheran Denomination Receives Pastor Lura Groen onto Clergy Roster On All Saints Sunday,

November 7, Lura Groen will be the first clergy person allowed onto the roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod under new policy regarding LGBT clergy.

Previously, LGBT clergy could serve, but they were expected to remain celibate. "No Longer Strangers," a Service of Reception will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, address 2515 Waugh Drive, Houston, TX 77006, at 4:00 p.m. November 7, with Bishop Michael Rinehart presiding. Everyone is welcome. In August of 2009, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to make changes in its ministry rostering policies. The ELCA eliminated a policy that precluded non-celibate gay and lesbian persons from serving as pastors. Gay and lesbian people have long been pastors in the Lutheran Church, but the ELCA previously required them to be celibate.

The change in policy removes the requirement that gay and lesbian pastors be celibate, allowing single gay and lesbian pastors, as well as those in lifelong committed relationships to serve as clergy and rostered lay leaders. "Members of our 10,000 congregations are not of one mind about this policy change," said Michael Rinehart, Bishop of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod, "however a majority of Lutherans are now willing to leave to local congregations the decision of calling non-celibate gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pastors, as opposed to that decision being made by denominational policy."

The ELCA's vote enables congregations to make these decisions on the basis of local mission needs. "Our Candidacy Committee enthusiastically approved Lura for reception on the roster," said Bishop Rinehart. "She is an extraordinarily gifted pastor with a great deal of theological depth and a passion for those disillusioned with the church. This church is stronger with her." "Lutherans have a long history of breaking with tradition. We started allowing married priests nearly 500 years ago. We began ordaining women in 1970. Some are disappointed with this decision, but many Lutherans tend to have a Lake Wobegonish, live-and-let-live mentality. The institutional church is human, and therefore under the power of sin. The church has done incredible good, but we have also been guilty of Jewish persecution, inquisitions that targeted anyone who dissented with the official teaching of the church, unholy crusades all errors that brought hurt rather than healing. The post-WWII-holocaust church must be vigilant about combating racism, hate and exclusion. We must constantly be in a state of reformation."

"The Bible has been used to support slavery, racism and the subjugation of women. So many get naturally suspicious when the church is tempted to use Scripture to exclude or marginalize people. Many feel it safer, and truer to the gospel to err on the side of grace, rather than law." The Rev. Lura N. Groen is a graduate of St. Johns College in Annapolis MD and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Prior to seminary, Pastor Lura was a two-year member of Lutheran Volunteer Corps, serving as a case manager to homeless people in Baltimore MD and Washington DC. Groen was active in community life during seminary, including serving as Student Body President. She received the Winters Scholarship for academic excellence and potential for ministry, the Traci L. Maul Award for leadership potential for ministry, active contribution to seminary life, and academic strength the Atonement- Asbury Park Preaching Award, and was on the Deans List.

Pastor Lura completed her internship at Trinity Lutheran Church in Philadelphia, PA. The Church is opening up said Pastor Groen, The Lutheran Church is more welcoming than most people think it is. I am proud of the ELCA for publicly celebrating the ministry of myself and so many other pastors who were excluded by the previous policy. Pastor Groen was ordained at Grace Evangelical Lutheran on July 26, 2008. The service has been called an extraordinary ordination because it was outside the usual practices of the ELCA. Pastor Groen was credentialed for ministry by Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries which, prior to the changes in the ELCA ministry policies, supported gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pastors for ministry through an alternative process, anticipating their eventual inclusion onto the ELCA roster. The ordination was not recognized by the ELCA at the time.

Grace Lutheran Church is located in the heart of Houston’s Montrose neighborhood, long a haven for the citys LGBT community. Founded in 1922 the church is a Reconciling in Christ congregation, meaning that they Value and accept all people in the name of Jesus, regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. Sundays at Grace include a vibrant mixture of people from all walks of life. Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church was reprimanded in 2008 for calling a pastor not on the ELCA clergy roster. The Rite of Reception on November 7 will indicate the ELCAs official recognition of Rev. Lura Groens ordination and affirmation of her past ministry. At the time of the service, the reprimand of Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church will also be removed.
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ELCA News - Y'All Might Want To Stop Using That Acronym

ELCA News

Morning Announcements October 28, 2010

ANNOUNCEMENTS Friday is blue and gold day for homecoming. Friday is Jeans for Missions day. High School FCA will meet tomorrow morning in the high school Science lab at 7:15. Middle school FCA will meet tomorrow morning in room 607 at 7:15. There are several homecoming activities this afternoon starting at 4:10 with the Powder Puff football game.    The Rough and Tough football game will be played at 5:10. Coach Gess’ pep talk and the band will perform at 6:00. The crowning of the homecoming king will be at 6:30.

KSAX.com - Five More Churches in Greater Minnesota Leave E.L.C.A. Over Homosexual Controversy

KSAX.com - Five More Churches in Greater Minnesota Leave E.L.C.A. Over Homosexual Controversy

Five More Churches in Greater Minnesota Leave E.L.C.A. Over Homosexual Controversy

MENAHGA, Minn- Five more churches have left the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Church members at the First English Lutheran Church said the E.L.C.A.'s policy on homosexuals caused a rift between the E.L.C.A. and several local churches.

"We're just having a hard time seeing them as leaders of the church," Church Council member Marie Henstorf said. "Homosexuals are still welcome we just aren't certain about having them as leaders."

The First English Lutheran Church in Menahga along with First Lutheran Church of Roseau, Folden Lutheran Church of rural Vining, Faith Lutheran Church of Mentor, and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church of Badger left the Northwestern Minnesota Synod which is part of the E.L.C.A.

According to the NMS, 15 churches (roughly five percent) in total have left the organization. Church councils are required to vote twice on separate occasions before they can part from the nationwide church.

THE E.L.C.A. supports homosexuals and allows them to be church members and leaders.

Written for the web by Brian Collins.bcollins@ksax.com

Heavy Metal Bird Feeding

From an occasional reader.

ELCA Does NOT Get Them Pussycats Upset - But Read This

ELCA Seminary Professor Says Much of the Bible Is Not 'Word of God'

by Exposing the ELCA on Monday, November 1, 2010 at 7:27pm

ELCA Professor Ralph W. Klein is Christ Seminary-Seminex professor of Old Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. (see here - http://www.lstc.edu/about/faculty/ralph-klein/#bio)

In an essay called “Reading the Bible as Lutherans in the Twenty-First Century” (read entire essay here -
http://prophetess.lstc.edu/~rklein/Doc9/newjersey.htm) Professor Klein shares with us some of his views on Scripture. He says,

“Our liturgical customs send out uncertain and potentially misleading affirmations about this “Word of God.” When we say at the end of the first or second readings, ‘The Word of the Lord,’ we are stating at best an incomplete truth. For these words just read, however much guided by the Spirit, are also written or spoken by finite men and women, children of their times, with their own limits, presuppositions and even biases, and they addressed the people and the questions of their own times.”

“. . . much of the Bible could be described as (very helpful) words about God rather than ‘the Word of God.’’’
“The affirmation of the gospel, which our predecessors referred to as the material principle, is finally what gives the Scriptures their authority.”

“The canon itself, finally, is not nearly so important for us Lutherans, as what many of the canonical books contain.” (Canon is defined as “the books of the Bible.”)

“As I read various Lutheran essays in preparation for this address, I was often struck by how clear the essays were about the central, gospel-based authority of Scripture and how ambiguous they were when talking about the Bible’s authority on other matters . . .”

“Part of a Lutheran approach to hermeneutics that locates the authority of the Scriptures in their central saving message means that at times we must accept the possibility that a position taken by a biblical writer is wrong or unhelpful.”

Professor Klein doesn’t seem to think God was involved in the writing of the Bible. Scripture says,
"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

“This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.” - 1 Corinthians 2:13

You choose who you want to believe.

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When you read Professor Klein’s essay, keep an eye out for the following: feminine language for God - liberation theology - placing the world’s values over Scripture - dismissing Biblical statements on homosexuality based on his “Twenty-First Century” reading of Scripture/his own opinions.

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Going Galt with Bird Feeding

Bluebird by Norma Boeckler

Providing food and shelter for birds is quite an industry. Duncraft seems to have a product for every species.

Last year I bought their suet, which smelled so good that Sassy, our cattle dog, wanted to eat it. The last two lumps lasted only a few hours, thanks to varmints who stole it from the birds. Left alone, it was an inexpensive way to attract a lot of birds who love bugs. Bluebirds ate from it, and the rarely seen pileated woodpecker came to our yard. I read afterward that hanging suet was a good way to attract the model for Woody Woodpecker.

My inexpensive sock feeders for finches did well for a year, but the greedy squirrels decided to bite a hole in one and let the seed run out to the ground. Niger is over-priced, especially for a weed, but finches are worth it.

My best purchase has been a Duncraft feeder designed to frustrate squirrels. When a heavier creature gets in position to eat, its weight shuts off the food. I saw squirrels defeat two inexpensive feeders by destroying them, get on the new one, and give up.

The feeder is positioned just outside the window where I work. Lately we have seen a steady parade of chickadees and cardinals feeding.

At first the birds scattered when they saw any movement inside. Now they feel so safe that I can put my face near the window and watch them feeding, inches away. Some bushes near the feed provide a perfect reception area for birds getting in line to take their turn at the feeder.

Duncraft's products make me laugh because they have expensive ways to replace the old methods of providing for birds. For example, birds like lint to build their nests. People often hang dryer lint for the birds to use during nesting season. Duncraft sells a kit for doing the same. Our Shelties are so generous in shedding fur that we just let them run on the deck.

Duncraft has many ways to provide water for birds. I bought a ceramic dish to catch the rain. The dogs decided it was their spare water dish anyway, so they normally drained it.

There are many ways to feed the covetous squirrel population. Duncraft argues that their feeders will keep squirrels away from the bird feeders. But we all know that feeding the squirrels will just promote bigger, healthier, hungrier families.

Our grandson Alexander talked me into feeding the squirrels again. The previous resident left a feeder tacked to the tree outside the dining room. Xander enjoyed seeing the squirrel taking his meal from the corn cob (overpriced at the hardware store, as always). He pointed to the empty feeder in September and urged me to re-supply the tree-rodents.

Since we live in the woods, surrounded by oaks, the squirrel population has all the acorns they need. But we will doubtless see Mr. Squirrel on his feeder while we are eating lunch this Saturday.

Earlier we all saw a bluejay family grow up in the bush outside the bedroom office window. They left on Mother's Day.

Our son said, watching the maturing nestlings try their wings in unison, "Imagine that. They flap their wings and think - maybe we can fly with these. And they take off."

When I was little, I used to ask the teachers, "How can they do that?" The answer was always, "Instinct."

Today a teacher might say, "Software." The hardware itself is brilliantly designed. The software answer is good too, as long as no one asks, "Who wrote the software?"

Bird feeding is a great way to enjoy God's Creation. Having them nest, bathe, and feed outside the most-used windows is a rewarding and inexpensive past-time.

PS - Going Galt means to live as inexpensively as possible, to avoid being a slave for the tax authorities.

LCMS and ELCA big donors to The Alban Institute

LCMS and ELCA big donors to The Alban Institute

5 Reasons Republicans Could Do Even Better Than Expected - NYTimes.com

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Police block sex abuse survivors near Vatican - Yahoo! News

Police block sex abuse survivors near Vatican - Yahoo! News

AP – Members of the Survivor's Voice foundation, an association for alleged clergy abuse victims, with left, …

By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press – Sun Oct 31, 5:50 pm ET

ROME – Italian paramilitary police blocked a boulevard leading to the Vatican to prevent a march Sunday by some 100 survivors of clergy sex abuse from reaching St. Peter's Square, but later allowed two protesters to leave letters from the abused at the Holy See's doorstep.

The two also left a dozen stones near the obelisk in St. Peter's square to mark a symbolic path so other survivors might know they have company in their suffering.

The candlelit protest was the first significant demonstration in the shadow of the Vatican by people who had been raped and molested by priests as children, and organizers said it would be repeated until the Holy See takes decisive action to ensure children are safe.

"Today what began as quiet whispers are whispers no more," organizer Gary Bergeron told the crowd, which included about 55 deaf Italians from a notorious Catholic institute for the deaf in Verona where dozens of students say they were sodomized by priests.

Organizers had tried to stage the march on Vatican soil but were forced to hold it nearby after the Holy See denied permission. It is standard Vatican practice to ban non-Vatican-sponsored events from St. Peter's Square.

Only Ichabod Gets Them Upset

A Doctrinal Pussycat has been caught reading Ichabod.
The Capon Pastors are no better.


twissted_sisster has left a new comment on your post "Weren't Jeske Just Doing That at the Appleton BORE...":

"The (W)ELS Synod president and each District President should not be allowed to show their faces in public following the pathetic and shameful lack of Confessional fortitude and action."

Truer words were never spoken. Is there ANYTHING that gets these so-called leaders off their duffs to defend the Church against the poison arrows being flung at it from every direction? They are ALL an embarrassment to our synod. Modern day Martin Luthers, they are not! On this Reformation Day, I say we need yet another reformation. We need to wrest our synod from the clutches of these cowards who have a stranglehold on it. I pray for leaders who have the courage to do what we and they know is right. By their silence, our current elected synod officials are aiding and abetting the apostates, making them all accomplices in the downfall and eventual elimination of our church. Most of all, we need leaders who are ready, willing, and able to lead this church and get it back on track. It's time to clean house like Jesus Himself did in the temple. I'm thinking maybe the housecleaning should start in at the Synod's headquarters.

"to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Amen." ~Martin Luther

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GJ - Those leaders are needed, but they are gone, quashed, kicked out, and shunned. Every blog attempt has been neutered or silenced. While everyone was asleep, the Changers in WELS and UsFirst in Missouri took over and replicated.

God is punishing the old Syn Conference for embracing Enthusiasm in one form after another, falling prey to:

1. Forgiveness without faith, UOJ.
   
2. Receptionism, the denial of the efficacy of the Word.
   
3. Unionism with Fuller, Willow Creek, ELCA.
   
4. Romanism.
   
5. Replacing the efficacy of the Word with supreme trust in Holy Mother Synod. [Brett Meyer]
   
6. Supporting the New Age religion of the Antichrist through Thrivent, Lutheran World Relief, Habitat for Humanity, New Age Emergent false teachers such as Leonard Sweet promoting a Cosmic Christ and Contemplative and Taize worship. [Brett Meyer]
   
7. Dishonest Academics (Every UOJ Enthusiast plays nasty and thoughtless games to destroy any discussion about UOJ) [Bored]
   
8. Illogic/irresponsible language (Even good pastors who preach Justification by Faith Alone run like heck from any conversation that causes them to disagree with Mother Synod-- Some pastors teach the Truth but vehemently defend the falsehood their synod Officially teaches. [Bored]
   
   
   

PS - Two points are kelmed from Brett Meyer and two from Bored. Additional points are welcome, whether named or anonymous.

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norcal763 has left a new comment on your post "Only Ichabod Gets Them Upset":

I live 800 miles away, but, as the gang-bangers say: "I'm down for it".
How many people could we get to Milwaukee for a peaceful protest?
Jim Becker-ex WELS

Weren't Jeske Just Doing That at the Appleton BORE (WELS)?

LCMS DP Wille graduated from The Sausage Factory, about the same time as Jeske.

Jeske is not LCMS or WELS. He is New Age.

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Fall gathering in Reedsburg Oct. 4 reprises 'God's gifted seniors'

Thursday, August 19, 2010 :: 460 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Announcements, Older adult, Human care, Events ::

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The SWD's spring gathering at Cedar Valley was so well attended that the senior gathering committee decided to offer it again in a new venue with a “Fall Gathering in Reedsburg” at the Voyageur Inn Oct. 4, 2010, 200 Viking Drive (County Hwy H), Reedsburg, WI 53959. The theme is the same, "God’s Gifted Seniors—Yesterday and Today."

At the spring gathering a capacity crowd enjoyed hearing Rev. Mark Jeske of Time of Grace ministry share his insights about what’s happening with Lutherans today. He will do this again in Reedsburg after the morning devotional Bible study with Rev. Mark Meier of Emmaus, Poy Sippi. After lunch, Rev. Ron Riemer will coax you into filling in the blank space in his "God’s __?__ servants" presentation. Some good Lutheran-style singing (that would make Garrison Keillor smile) will be a prelude to Jeske’s afternoon chat about God’s gifted seniors. [GJ - Keillor never was a Lutheran. He is a Plymouth Brethren Pietist.]

Registration for this event is $50 for the day that will begin at 9:30 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. Breaks and lunch are included. If you have questions, please call Peg Raabe at the District office, (414) 464-8101. The deadline for registration is Sept. 22, 2010.

Fall colors will be at their peak in early October, so you might like to enjoy the whole weekend, or at least Sunday, in Reedsburg. Golfers checking in at the Voyageur Inn enjoy a special $38 rate for 18 holes and a cart at the lovely Reedsburg Country Club. Quilters alert! The Quintessential Quilts store is within walking distance. Or take a tour of the Wollersheim Winery which is 40 minutes away.

You can take advantage of the Voyageur’s special weekend rate of $59 per night (double or single occupancy) offered to fall gathering participants. Please make your own reservations by calling the Voyageur at (800) 444-4493 and mention that you will be attending the South Wisconsin District fall gathering on Oct. 4. More information about area attractions in and around Reedsburg can be found at voyageurinn.net.

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Mark Jeske - ANOTHER speaking engagement (Keynote speaker) in the LCMS coming up this week: http://stmarksymco.org/oct%2010%20news.pdf (PAGE 8) clipped below:

(PS WELS has a congregation in Weston - but Mt Olive is LCMS)
DISTRICT & SYNOD NEWS

The 2010 Adult Gathering will be held on Thursday, November 4 at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Weston. The theme, "All Things to All People‖ is based on I Corinthians 9: 22-23. Entertainment for the Gathering will be provided by The Junior Choir of Trinity Lutheran School, Wausau. Pastor Mark Jeske, Senior Pastor at St. Marcus Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be the keynote speaker.

St. Marcus, once a small struggling church going through troubled times, is now, under Pastor Jeske’s leadership, a multicultural congregation of 1,000 members that operates numerous outreach ministries. Pastor Jeske has also

spent a year in Columbia, South America starting a mission church and two years teaching at Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin.

http://www.nwdlcms.org/assets/files/Workshops/2010%20Adult%20Gathering%20brochure.pdf

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PAGE 5 PHOTO OF MARK JESKE entertaining members of LCMS

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