Cry Havoc! - And Let Slip The Blog of Venom

I found this hilarious post on LutherQuest (sic) today. People were discussing candidates for WELS Synodical President.

"Jennifer:

Don't allow Mr. Carter to lead you into believing that "many lists" are circulating around our dear Synod.

Reading Greg Jackson's blog of venom doesn't count for "many lists."
Jeremy Carlson
E-mail Address: jcarlson72@gmail.com

Nobody mentioned Ichabod, as far as I could tell. Nobody mentioned me. Apparently Mr. Carlson has been reading Ichabod without benefiting from its wisdom.

The robotic WELS position is that quoting their Church Growth gurus verbatim is venom. Even worse, quoting Luther and the Book of Concord. "The nerve!" say Ron Roth. "No wonder we are taking a beating in mission offerings."

That's imaginary - quoting Ron Roth. Where else could a Church Growth advocate get paid to handle stewardship for decades while the synod plunges downhill?

Calling money given to the synod a Mission Offering is deceitful. Most of the money is spent on outrageous salaries and benefits for incompetents. I suggest calling it a Salary Tax. Mark Schroeder wants to move to a Salary Tax. Some are calling it a pew rental, like the good old days.

PS - You are probably wondering where "Cry Havoc! And let slip the dogs of war" came from. The "Havoc" order meant that English troops could pillage. The famous passage is from the Earl of Oxford's (aka Shakespeare) Julius Caesar.

"And Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war;
That this foul deed shall smell above the earth
With carrion men, groaning for burial."