Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Pharisaical Piety on Display



LutherMan

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Re: WELS 2011 Convention 7/25-7/29
« Reply #58 on: Today at 06:03:48 PM »
The most egregious application of the unit concept I have ever experienced was after my father's funeral.   Dad was Missourian, and Mom WELS.  They were members of an LCMS parish and baptized (and catechized some)  their first six kids in their LCMS parish.  Mom transferred to a WELS parish before the SC split, but dad was not big on attending church, only for funerals and weddings.

When dad died in 1981, we approached our WELS pastor about burying him from the funeral home, but he said no, so my aunt's LCMS pastor agreed to it (her parish was where dad last held membership) and buried him.  The WELS pastor attended the funeral, and admonished me (at the after funeral luncheon) for our participation in the prayers, hymns and service.   I had to ask him to back off and leave Ma' alone..
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