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| The cover of this campaign booklet was Photoshopped a bit, maybe the book was ghosted a bit, too. |
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) has resumed distributing its new annotated edition of Luther’s Large Catechism over the objections of some of the denomination’s most conservative members and pastors.
Luther’s Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications contains the unaltered text of Luther’s Large Catechism, a core Lutheran doctrinal statement, with 80 essays applying Luther’s ideas in modern society. The book is over 700 pages long.
Concordia Publishing House released the work in mid-January, but two weeks ago, LCMS president Matthew Harrison announced that he had asked the denominational publisher to stop distribution so they could “evaluate the comments and critiques received and revisit our doctrinal process.”
Critics raised concerns that some of the essays, which are not Lutheran doctrine, mishandle current issues like racial justice, human sexuality, and gun rights.
In an email to Christianity Today, Harrison described the controversy as a “handful of quotations were taken out of context to allege some conspiracy to import CRT, sexual ambiguity, and woke issues in general into the LCMS.”
By February 2, he had asked Concordia Publishing House to resume distribution."
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Concordia Publish House has been selling bloated versions of many classic (formerly far better) Lutheran doctrinal books, virtually turning them into ELCA-friendly, Objective (Faithless) Justification promotions for Matt the Fatt's trendy pals.
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| Installation for the popified Concordia Seminary president, St. Louis |
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| Harrison almost went full-ELDONA for this European incense fest. |
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| The bombastic and whale-sized CPH commentary on Mark uses the fraudulent Codex Vaticanus, which in English means "The Pope is pulling your leg." |
