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| The Schwan International Center, 40+ years old. |
We once had book boxes stacked in a damp, dark basement. The boxes were unusually sturdy, so there was no problem until...Yes, the cardboard served well as a wick, turning the sides into slumps, making noise because the upper boxes were crushing the soggy foundations.
The denominations - more like the demon-nations - are collapsing the same way. The synod executives clamored to the top and stayed, because the money and perks were good.
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| Thrivent draws ELCA and the rest together. |
Eaton (2013), Harrison (2010), and Schroeder (2007) have been in office a long time. Even the Little ELS Schoolhouse on the Prairie added a bunch of Ice Cream Scandal buildings, a copper-top chapel, and a headquarters.
The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay.
The glory that was Schwan is of another day.
The executives made one colossal mistake - buildings peak, lose their glamor, and melt away the recruits. The Missouri Synod has such a grand International Center (Purple Palace) that they honor and bless it on anniversaries.
Not to worry - one WELS prep school was sold to the gubmint to serve as a prison, shortly after a lot of money was spent on it.
Two WELS colleges were merged into one.
Like WELS, the Missouri Synod and ELCA are busy shrinking their prizes, working together, and silencing the questions.
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| Thrivent loves and honors the Wolf of Wall Street - see their convention below. |
