Wittenberg marks 500 years of Luther

International Herald-Tribune ^ | 20 Sep 2008 | AP

[Alex Murphy]

WITTENBERG, Germany: The town where Martin Luther tacked his 95 theses to a church door is kicking off a decade of celebrations leading up to the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.

[Alex Murphy]

Excerpted due to Associated Press authorship.

Other coverage:
Lutherans begin celebrating anniversary of Reformation
Luther Decade Launched for Reformation Anniversary
Catholics can learn from Luther too, says Cardinal Kasper

[bcsco]

From your first link: The president of the Lutheran World Federation, US bishop Mark Hanson, told a congregation of German leaders in the same church Sunday, "We Lutherans have lived through history and we have made history."

Too bad he's ignored much of the teaching of Martin Luther, as well as the Bible...

[Honeybunch]

Stand up....sit down....ping! :)

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

"US bishop Mark Hanson, told a congregation of German leaders in the same church Sunday, "We Lutherans

Sorry, Mark. You ain't Lutheran and from your current doctrinal teachings, I'd have a difficult time saying you are even Christian.

[Charles Henrickson]

Needs a Lutheran ping.

[mlocher]

Schaeuble told the congregation that the celebration of Luther's legacy provided a chance to advance tolerance between Christians and Muslims in Germany.

Secular tolerance? Spiritual tolerance? Religious tolerance? I am not sure that Luther would tolerate the teachings of Islam. Of course, he would not persecute them either.

[mlocher]

Needs a Lutheran ping.

How does one get on this ping list? Thanks!

[Charles Henrickson]

How does one get on this ping list?

Let lightman know.

[mlocher]

Let lightman know.

Thanks!

Lightman, can you please add me to the Lutheran ping list? Thanks!

[T Baden]

Add me to the “Lutheran ping list,” too.

Thanks!

[stefanbatory]

I didn’t know there was one either...I have freepmailed and asked to join as well...

[mlocher]

Add me to the “Lutheran ping list,” too.

I will forward this to lightman.

[bcsco]

Sorry, Mark. You ain't Lutheran and from your current doctrinal teachings, I'd have a difficult time saying you are even Christian.

Doesn't appear Schaeuble is either. I've been reading Luther's commentary on Galatians and Hanson's positions would infuriate Dr. Luther.

[antiRepublicrat]

Thanks for the reminder. There will be some good opportunities for learning history and reflecting on wrongs and rights of the past in the upcoming decade or so. Next dates, 2018 Heidelberg debate, 2019 Leipzig debate. Then it’s 2021, the Edict of Worms and the courage of Frederick III. Then 2023, the first burning of Lutherans as heretics and on to the horrible 2025 Peasants’ War (bloody communism cloaked in religion). It’s amazing how fast it happened, not even a decade from initial objections to full-blown revolution.

[bcsco]

What the heck? Any idea why we had two posts deleted by the moderator on this Lutheran thread? We're not that troublesome, are we? (Although I've had my moments...)

[lightman]

Lutheran Ping!

[Redleg Duke]

"Sorry, Mark. You ain't Lutheran and from your current doctrinal teachings, I'd have a difficult time saying you are even Christian."

Very accurate. The ELCA has become apostate. It is a liberal political entity now.

[Tijeras_Slim]

kicking off a decade of celebrations

That's a lot of casseroles. ;)