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I think that just MAYBE I might know more about the subject than you do, considering that I’ve been completely immersed in said subject for the last seven years. I’ve seen NOTHING that even hints at the slightest bit of anti-Semitism in today’s LCMS, despite your breathless accusations and innuendos and moaning about ‘no paper ever published,’ whatever the hell THAT means.

And MY research has been more extensive than a nasty comment and a Google search for biased websites.

For pity’s sake, what flew up your butt and died? You think that just MAYBE there are more important fights right now? You know, like against the REAL anti-Semites in today’s world?

[I think that just MAYBE I might know more about the subject than you do]

You think? Well, I think MAYBE you're just another confused, overeducated, "formerly ~~gay~~ homosexual" L.I.F.E.R. eunuch-parrot perched upon the seminary steps.

"In November 1998, on the 60th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Lutheran Church of Bavaria issued a statement: "It is imperative for the Lutheran Church, which knows itself to be indebted to the work and tradition of Martin Luther, to take seriously also his anti-Jewish utterances, to acknowledge their theological function, and to reflect on their consequences. It has to distance itself from every [expression of] anti-Judaism in Lutheran theology."^[9]"
^{9^ "Christians and Jews: A Declaration of the Lutheran Church of Bavaria", November 24, 1998, also printed in Freiburger Rundbrief, 6:3 (1999), pp.191-197. For other statements from Lutheran bodies, see:

"Q&A: Luther's Anti-Semitism", Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod;
"Declaration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to the Jewish Community", Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, April 18, 1994;
"Statement by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada to the Jewish Communities in Canada", Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, July 12–16, 1995;
"Time to Turn", The Evangelical [Protestant] Churches in Austria and the Jews. Declaration of the General Synod of the Evangelical Church A.B. and H.B., October 28, 1998.}

Hmm. Bavaria? Where is that? Was it a little closer to the action back circa 1933 than whatever seminary your "formerly gay" feathers are presently perched within? Yep.

NO SALE

[I think that just MAYBE I might know more about the subject than you do]

LOL. You obviously assume you do.

Quack, waddle...

"...who, being themselves but fallible and uninspired men, have assumed dominion over the faith of others, setting up their own opinions and modes of thinking as the only true and infallible, and as such endeavoring to impose them on others, hath established and maintained false religions over the greatest part of the world, and through all time;

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that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. "

"I HAVE SWORN UPON THE ALTAR OF GOD ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN"
--The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
--Thomas Jefferson, 1786

http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html

FAIL.

Tell us, Mr. “Called” wannabe - what’s the “Best Possible Construction” for this...

http://www.google.com/search?q=First+to+set+fire+to+their+synagogues+or+schools+and+to+bury+and+cover+with+dirt+whatever+will+not+burn%2C+&btnG=Search&hl=en&biw=&bih=&gbv=1

...Hmmm ?

Thank you!

For pity’s sake, what flew up your butt and died?

Still rears it's ugly little head...

I'm (formerly) gay. Now I'm just an asexual or something.

Our doctrine is based on the Augsburg Confession. We never said Luther was infallible or everything he said was straight from God. He had character flaws like any other outstanding church figure all the way back to Peter and Paul. Some folks just don’t get it (not directed to you but to the poster that cant let go)

Luther was wrong on some things and a thoroughly unpleasant guy to deal with at times. So what? God used him mightily. But we follow Christ, not Luther.