[Colofornian]

What I meant there was Luther's teachings resulted in heresy. Swedenborg's father was Bishop of Sweden. Swedenborg considered himself Lutheran until 1745. His father was a magnificent man by all I've read.

#1 Swedenborg never left the Lutheran Church. The church that began in his name came after his death.

#2 Here you concede Swedenborg's father (a Lutheran pastor) was a magnificent man, and concede that Swedenborg followed Luther thru 1745...which means that if Luther's teachings "resulted" in heresy, then the Swedenborgs were fellow "heretics" too?

#3 Swedenborg taught that all religions lead to God...so who are you -- if you embrace such nonsense -- to condemn Lutheranism that even Swedenborg taught led to God?

[metmom]

#3 Swedenborg taught that all religions lead to God...so who are you -- if you embrace such nonsense -- to condemn Lutheranism that even Swedenborg taught led to God?

Indeed, if all religions lead to God, which Dave said earlier himself, then why the need to *drain the swamp*? EVERYTHING is then legitimate and nothing can be rejected by his own standards.

Let me get the popcorn going while we wait for an answer.