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| Repudiate Biblical norms or else, President Latini. Resist heteronormativity! |
Lutheran seminary faces leadership crisis over president's past LGBTQ beliefs | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"A Lutheran seminary in eastern Pennsylvania is facing a leadership crisis due to a belated disclosure that the president of the LGBTQ-affirming school once directed an organization that said gay Christians should change or at least resist same-sex attractions as a temptation to sin.
The Rev. Theresa Latini, the first president of United Lutheran Seminary, which has campuses in Philadelphia and Gettysburg, now repudiates the philosophy of the group she worked for, saying it was “fear-based, controlling, and particularly marginalizing of LGBTQ+ persons.”
But many alumni and students are expressing dismay that she never disclosed this part of her work history — more than five years of work as director of the group OneByOne, beginning in 1996 — to the search committee that interviewed her.
Rev. Latini said in a Feb. 21 statement that she is committed to working with the seminary in “actively identifying and resisting homophobia and heteronormativity.”
But many are wondering why it took months for this to come out.
The chairwoman of the seminary trustees, the Rev. Elise Brown, is also under fire because Rev. Latini did tell her privately last April about her work record, before she took office. Rev. Brown didn’t inform the board or others in the seminary community.
She did her own background check with people who knew of Rev. Latini’s work record and was satisfied that that Rev. Latini was committed to LGBTQ inclusion.
She informed the full board in December only as word began to spread of Rev. Latini’s work history.
One trustee, the Rev. Lisa Leber of Carlisle, resigned Friday from the board, which she said was slow to act on this news, communicate it with the seminary community, “publicly and unequivocally condemn conversion/reparative therapy” and recommit to educating in a “safe, open and affirming community.”"
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| We give those Calvinists a chance - and boom - this happens. |
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David P21 hours ago
Sad state of affairs for a church and seminary that bears the name of one of the great men of the Reformation. If they do not agree with his stand on Sola Scriptura, then they should change their name. Maybe they could call it "The pre-Babylonian Jerusalem Cult." since they are ashamed to call sin, sin and stand on the historic doctrines of repentance, conversion, and salvation. May God help them see the light rather than lead others astray.
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Had you heard about this?
And the mind war against God continues.
GJ - Yes, sad to say. I saw this develop as I was leaving the LCA. The pace accelerated with quotas in ELCA, and LCMS-WELS only encouraged it with their partnership deals via Thrivent.
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| Just another stupide Photoshop from Ichabod? Or prophetic? |
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| Ma Vie en Rose - WELS congregational picnic, pastor and council cross-dressing, photos published for everyone to enjoy. Church and Change Your Dress and Makeup. |
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| They really vamped it up. No word about repentance or apologies. |
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| Wayne Mueller's son is big in Church and Change Your Doctrine, too. |
