Thursday, September 1, 2022

United Methodists Paid Their Conservatives To Get Out of Dodge!

Mirthless Mark Schroeder continues the WELS formula of deformation theology: despising Luther's Biblical theology, buying the atrocious, butchered NIV paraphrase, selling a Calvinist hymnal.


What did I write about WELS-ELS-LCMS copying ELCA's ordination standards - years ago?

 Diaper-changing academies are portrayed as evangelism and Christian education, but there is no genuine attempt to have a school.

 The least able are promoted to permanent positions of power.

After years of wrangling, the warring parties in the fading United Methodist Church have agreed to send the conservatives packing with a large sum of cash.

Denomination numbers are always questionable. In comparison, the Lutheran Church in America claimed over 3 million members in 1987, when they merged with The American Lutheran Church - 2 million plus, with a side helping of Seminex (AELC). Thirty-five years after the ELCA merger, they boast 3+ million members, losing roughly the entire ALC after promoting numerous "evangelism" programs, Fuller-based, joint efforts with the WELS-LCMS, funded by Lutheran insurance.

Christian News, under Herman Otten, published Kurt Marquart's excellent booklet against the ravages of Fuller Seminary's idiocies. Fuller shrank too, haha.





 Note the ambiguous smile.



But Otten also promoted David Valleskey's groveling ode to Fuller and Church Growth, selling it through his numerous connections. WELS told its failing congregations to buy a copy, the only time I recall that the sect made a book required reading for all the congregations.

I have noticed that videos of ELCA and WELS celebrations are quite similar, half-empty congregations - even though they are supposed to be large scale or historic events. The services are lame, dreary, and more like the funeral of a notorious family member.