Lutheran (EL
* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Christ is in our midst!
But we can, apparently, forget the importance of making a less veiled reference to the Lukan record. (Acts 1:8)
The Eastern Heirarchs do not share such timidity, thanks be to God!
* as of August 19, AD 2009, a liberal protestant SECT, not part of the holy, catholic and apostolic CHURCH.
Christ is in our midst!
From the article:
“The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 4.2 million members in 10,000 congregations across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region.”
I seem to recall that when the LCA, ALC, and AELC merged to form the ELCA that it numbered well over 5 million. What happened to the other 800,000 to 1,000,000 others?
Maybe it is because ELCA is now a post-Christian denomination.
False advertising, but considering how far that body has fallen not unexpected. I wonder why they don't tout their real agenda and purpose.
I have not cared about Bishop Hanson says or thinks. Ron Warren was the last good Leader in the ELCA who I knew personally. My former Church was his home church when he was Bishop of the southeastern synod. He was defrocked by them which I consider a badge of honor.
“We who are at ‘the ends of the earth’ cannot forget the importance of Syria for the growth of our faith or the communities of disciples keeping the faith in the land of Christianity’s birth,”
However, they can apparently forget the truth of Christianity faith and go on worshipping their new god of homosexuality. Pray for us...? No thank you ELCA! We Orthodox have the saints and the Theotokos to pray for us!
If a future headline were to read, “ELCA presiding bishop supports Christians’ call for denominational Biblical fidelity,” only then would there be reason to pay any serious heed to the ELCA.