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| On the left, Jack Preus became LCMS president in 1969, and it has been downhill ever since. Cousin David Preus, on the right, did the ALC no favors, guiding it into the ELCA. Trainees - I mean trannies - thank David for his leadership. |
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| The power hungry Preus brothers, Robert and Jack, felt subordination to them was the world's destiny. They imbued their offspring with the same timeless call, "Follow ME!" while denying the Chief Article of Christianity. |
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| Pope Herman the Unready worked with the Preus brothers, Rolf One-Note, and Waldo Werning to remain at the center of every dispute and sell newspapers to both sides, including Roman Catholics and Born-Again Babtists. Grace Otten, the theologian of the family (Herman's words) convinced him of Objective Justification, further dooming the LCMS in its doctrinal decline. |
"Theology and the Church after Google." Here are some random points that Larry offered:
-Statistical decline in the LCMS began in 1971 (50 years!)
-Clergy nationwide who responded to surveys about stress and depression are about 70%; the LCMS claims about 25%. Larry says we should split the difference and then say that about 50% of LCMS clergy are stressed and/or depressed.
-Technology has far outpaced human adaptability. We can't keep up and we can't catch up.
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| Do not blame the Damascus pastors who went to Fuller Seminary to learn how to be branded "a Damascus pastor" (say that slowly). Their leaders - Preus, Otten, Werning, Kelm, Valleskey - were the Judas goats that led them to the slaughter house. |
