Posted on 04/30/2026 9:45:55 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
It’s been a while since I’ve written a Progressive Christianity Watch. I have a trio of doozies for you today, so enjoy.
Let’s head over to Houston, where Rev. Lura Groen, a woman pastor (shocker) preaches at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is part of the far-left Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She’s also an “out bisexual.”
Did you know that God has a crush on you, likes to flirt with you, and thinks of you as a pet? That’s how Groen “interprets” the Bible.
So goodness and mercy can chase you, can consensually pursue you, can delightfully flirt with you, can want to be close to you for your whole life.
Those — Some of those were my translations. I see a couple people looking, "It doesn't say flirt with you." And no, it does. That is Pastor Lura’s. But it's Pastor Lura’s biblical interpretation because there's plenty of other places where scripture uses that language, that God is just head over heels in love with us.
God is head over heels in love with us. God has a crush on you. Did you know that? I talked earlier about how God might look at us as pets and think we're adorable and delightful and watch us the way that we watch cat videos online.
ELCA pastor Lura Groen says God has a crush on you and likes to flirt with you, but only does so consensually. pic.twitter.com/1CWdwAsklf— Protestia (@Protestia) April 28, 2026
Oh, and by the way, “Goodness” and “Mercy” aren’t concepts or qualities for Groen; they’re God’s lesbian angels.
Note, she's previously described goodness and mercy as the names of God's queer lesbian angels pic.twitter.com/9kuGOrIQSN— Protestia (@Protestia) April 28, 2026
I promise you that you can’t make this stuff up.
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Creating GOD in her own image!
That’s not how it works, though.
One day she will have her turn to testify to The Almighty, seated on The Judgment Throne, regarding “her” queer theology. Are you ready, “Pastor” Lura?
This woman has a real problem and I wouldn’t call that damn place a “church.”
Christianity is just heading back to its pagan roots.
You know, I’ve noticed even in rural churches, the new gospel songs they want folks to sing are ... weird. More like love songs, like you’re under God’s balcony wooing him with flower and song, cooing over and over “You are worthy, You are worthy, oh how I love you!” I went to my mom’s church with her a few times and thought, “Dang, should we bring a box of chocolates too?” It’s very odd.
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