Posted on 08/09/2024 4:07:42 PM PDT by Morgana
Pilgrim Lutheran Church in St Paul, MN, is a trainwreck of a congregation. Led by impastor Jen Rome, they are an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) congregation that exemplifies all the most heretical parts of the denomination. Notably, a recent article by RNS identified this as Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s (who is Kamala Harris’ radical Vice President pick) denomination and parish.
The church, which checks off all the usual pro-choice/ pro-LGBTQ boxes, uses the “Inclusive Bible” for all scripture readings and say they are committed to:
* Antiracism work, de-centering whiteness, and making reparations for race violence
* LGBTQIA+ affirmation and making a safe space for people of all genders and orientations
* Gender equity and ensuring that the voices of women and nonbinary/gender non-conforming individuals are amplified
* Accessible spaces that all bodies can navigate with ease
* A planet we can thrive in for many generations to come, including supporting efforts to uplift and protect indigenous care of the land
During a June 12 sermon, David Weiss preached a message for Trinity Sunday, which is supposed to be dedicated to expounding on this glorious doctrine. Instead, however, Weiss shared that “I’m not much interested in reflecting on the sacred mystery of the godhead: three persons in one divinity … whatever that means” in light of being “transfixed (all over again) by the spectacle of January 6, the fragility of our democracy, and the rising threat of authoritarian white “Christian” nationalism that seems hellbent on making America “great” again by erasing voting rights, reproductive rights, and pursuing a xenophobic assault manner of civil rights.”
That was just the opener. Through the rest we got snippets like this:
“While the early church and most of the Christian tradition rushed to reserve divinity-in-humanity exclusively for Jesus, there is zero biblical evidence that Jesus felt the same way. If anything, there are plenty of hints to the contrary: that Jesus is counting on us to become vessels of divine energy, bearers of the Moreness of God into this world. “
and
“Our life as members of a holy community will be shaped deeply—and in stark contrast to the world as it is today—by radical sharing. The culture of individualism and nationalism, personal status and private ownership, are antithetical to the Divine Life longing to be in us.”
and
“Affirming the outpouring Moreness of God means acknowledging a God-drenched kinship with all that is—alluded to in Proverbs 8. And it means renouncing the aspirations in Psalm 8 to rule over creation or imagine that God has set it beneath our feet. What may have been innocent words of praise 3000 years ago, became an ecocidal delusion in the last centuries and decades.”
Heretical trash, but wholly expected for this denomination.
They might as well be Unitarians.
Really not news when you think about it.
I spell 'Sodomy' with a capital-S because it is the name of a religion.
I just knew it HAD to be ELCA …
I was raised Lutheran, but not ELCA.
I was LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri (Misery) Synod). They are more conservative and membership nationwide in a spiraling decline. Young people abandon it in droves.
I wish the late great Pastor Charles Henrickson were still amongst us. E.L.C.A was his specialty and, indeed, even wrote a parody song about it.
Did Tim install tampon dispensers in the men’s room of the Church?
“Did Tim install tampon dispensers in the men’s room of the Church?”
From reading the article I suspect they already had one.
But does it make you feel good..?
Worse, really, since Unitarians don't pretend to be "Christian" in any meaningful way.
The entire Evangelical Lutheran Church in America denomination is a heretical cesspool.
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And I thought the Cotton Patch version was bad.
I am sorry to learn he had passed away. I appreciated his sermons and his erudition. May he rest in peace.
Makes me wonder if China Tim is a temporary red herring designed to pull all the focus away from wicked Harris who is just as bad or worse with Communists Marxists beliefs.
I think you are exactly right. Walz is her Kevlar vest.
Tim is probably chasing after the kids in the men’s room of the Church.
Henrickson has passed away?
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