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To: RnMomof7

It’s All Saints Lutheran Church (also known as Castle Church) in Wittenberg, Germany.

It is the church where Luther nailed the 95 Theses.

The tomb is Luther’s (Melanchthon’s tomb is also inside).

Luther and Melanchthon are shown kneeling in front of the Crucifix.

The stained-glass window of four men was done in 1983 showing Reformers. Most of the statues are of Reformers.

There was a fire in the 18th century that nearly destroyed the church and extensive renovations in the 19th century, so there is no way a case can be made that they just “kept the Catholic stuff”.

So, I have to wonder, why no outrage over this being done at the birthplace of the Reformation?


1,059 posted on 05/03/2010 8:53:20 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

I think most reformed Protestants see the early reformers as only 1/2 step from Rome.. They really did want to stay Catholic and reform the doctrine to bring it more in line with scripture..

At heart they held fast to much of the catholic tradition.. especially Luther

I look at that church as an antiquity


1,089 posted on 05/03/2010 10:03:00 AM PDT by RnMomof7
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