Lutheran (ELCA) Ping!
Posted on 07/14/2008 7:43:51 AM PDT by SJackson
And it’s still funny!
Switch the title just a little and you get a BIG YES. IS LIBERALISM A GOD TO THE DEMOCRATS?
Nope.
God is not in favor of homosexual marriage, and in fact, calls homosexuality an abomination.
God is not in favor of abortion, as abortion is murder, pure and simple.
God is not in favor of robbing people via taxes with the excuse that you're helping others (generally, people who simply won't work). The bible says those who don't work don't eat.
God is not in favor of a progressive tax scheme. The bible admonishes us not to treat the rich and poor differently.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
I am greatful that God led me away from this cult to a new home in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in 2005!
A new Christian could be. But as a Christian grows in the Lord, it becomes clear that things Democrats stand for (more often than not) are anti-biblical.
Well, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. That nitwit is absolutely correct! I left the ELCA for the LCMS in 2005 and have been divinely happier because of it!
Hanson's positioning for that choice upcoming position -- World Council of Churches 'World Bishop'.
ELCA has been about world welfare politics instead of The Great Commission for many years now.
As for abortion, the ELCA employee health care plan provides abortion on-demand up to 20 weeks (this after the ELCA Board of Pensions followed ELCA's social statement on abortion recommended against doing so).
As for sexuality, ELCA's previous sexuality study returned a majority congregant opinion against blessing gay unions and ordaining gay clergy. So, they're just redoing the study, this time focusing on the college crowd and ignoring the greys in the pews.
As for ecumenism, ELCA and TEC share bishops (TEC bishops, like V. Gene Robinson, have more power) and there are some joint TEC/ELCA congregations now.
Beware of apostate WCC/NCCUSA churches. If you're a member of one, you'd better check into what they're really up to at higher levels.
Nice, I'll second this one :-)
Is God a liberal democrat? No, but liberal Democrats think they are God.
God is simply that...God...
He is not to be labeled or analyzed...He is to be loved, as he loves us all...
I believe it is even more simple than that...
This is his house, and his rules...
Trying to appear clever as these people are in this article think they are, are not doing themselves any favors by trying to excuse their own pathetic, worldly weaknesses...
But then again I should not judge...
See my tag line.
“economic justice” being one of the favorite code phrases of the modern day socialist and closeted communist, for these church leaders to adopt that language shows just how far gone they are. I dare say, they do not speak for God because their choice of words indicates that they truly renounce Him.
I know I should find another church, but I will stay, as we are extremely small and we don’t listen to the synod or the bishop for that matter. We barely send them money, but they were very interested in us when we paid our mortgage off on the building. When we dissolve, which I think will happen here in the next 10 years, I will then find myself another church affiliation. I love the people in my church rather than being a Lutheran or belonging to the ELCA. I don’t let them dictate my beliefs. Some are dumb enough to do that, I am sure, but not me.
Sounds like those guys have eased on over to Moloch’s temple.
I'd suggest they're not doing all that well.
God is a big ‘actions have consequences’ guy. That is the opposite of what liberals believe...so I don’t think God is one of them.
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