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If he went against his Church's Doctrine they have all the right in the (and my) world to sanction him as they see fit.

Sure they do.

My problem stems from the idea that anyone would oppose the coming together, regardless of faith, in praying to our Father in a time of need.

Their denomination teaches to be separate from the rest of us Christians, that they alone are worthy of praying and that only in the public presence with others like themselves.
I guess this makes them feel better, more special. They probably don't want to be contaminated by the rest of us.

I'm sure my Jewish friends would love the "Christianity" shown in the 27 posts in this thread which were here when I started this post.

Oh yes! these separatistic Christians make a great winsome impression with their cold form of holiness.

Sheesh. All this wailing is as though LCMS had picketed the event.

LCMS was taking care of this privately. It appears as though the only reason it got to the ears of the media is that Benke made a fuss. He didn't have to be an LCMS pastor if he didn't like their rules.

You folks did not actually read ALL of the 27 posts you are referring to. Mine certainly did not support a narrow reading of Christianity.

Your claims to the contrary are a gross and egregious misrepresentation.

Think about it - If your religion can be changed, bent or interpreted to suit your 'feelings' at the time or to accept any other belief, it isn't a religion. It is a fad. A 'religion of the day' so to speak. By definition, a religion has to be absolute, or it's nothing.