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Did you know the Augsburg Confession has its 475th anniversary in June? by Dr. Mary Jane Haemig WordAlone Board member Professor, Luther Seminary St. Paul, Minn. Why not mark the 475th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession in your congregation or WordAlone group? On June 25, 1530, seven Lutheran princes and two municipal governments presented the confession to the emperor at Augsburg. To this day, Lutheran churches around the world are identified by their adherence to the Augsburg Confession. The ELCA Constitution states: 2.05. This church accepts the Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one...

MEQUON - His family waited for this moment for four years. And so did Vladimir Carville, who walked from Concordia University’s field house into the arms of his father, Pierre. "We did it Dad," Vladimir said. "We did it." Vladimir wasted no time to turn and embrace his mother, Emmanuelle. "It makes me so proud," she said. "I can say this is my day. I am so proud of my son. This is a great day for all of us to rejoice in." It was also a day that Vladimir, now a graduate in exercise leadership, won’t soon forget. "Some...

Mequon - It was an electric moment when President George Bush entered the field house Friday at Concordia University. Wild applause. Cheers. Even whoops and a "God Bless Bush" yell for the president, who came to deliver the commencement address to the largely favorable crowd of about 7,000, including 479 graduates, their parents and guests. "It was amazing," said Army Sgt. Andrew Opperman, who just returned from Iraq to receive his diploma in justice and public policy. "I'm a big-time Republican. On top of everything, his Christian-based faith is right down my alley. . . . He knows what he...

<p>MEQUON, Wis. — President Bush yesterday urged nearly 500 graduates to "build a culture of life in America," asserting that the Declaration of Independence defines life as "an endowment of the Creator." Delivering the commencement address at Concordia University, the largest Lutheran university in North America, the president acknowledged that the ethics of life have "always been a test of our democracy." But he flatly stated that procedures such as cloning or the use of embryonic stem cells for the purpose of research are anathema to American ideals.</p>

EQUON, Wis., May 14 - President Bush received a standing ovation Friday from nearly 500 graduates of Concordia University here when he told them in a highly religious commencement speech that the "failures of character" of American soldiers who abused captives at Abu Ghraib prison "cannot diminish the honor and achievement" of more than 200,000 troops who have served in Iraq."One person can do so much harm, or so much good," Mr. Bush said in the gymnasium at Concordia, the nation's largest Lutheran university, from which many graduates go on to become Lutheran ministers. "One person can show the compassion...

President George W. Bush Delivered the Commencement Address at Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin today. He also meets with members of the foreign ministers of the G8 in the Roosevelt Room of the White House today. Despite all the negative news and spin being reported from within Iraq, President Bush remains resolved ENJOY YOUR VIST TO SANITY ISLAND

Either the analytical eye of The Globe and Mail's John Doyle is out of focus, or he is blind to the hatred against Jews depicted in the documentary Confrontation at Concordia, aired on the Global Television Network recently. Mr. Doyle dismissed as "bad journalism" the obvious pictures of a mob smashing windows, shoving Jewish students, ripping flags, cursing, and violently stopping the right of a former Israeli prime minister to address Jewish students . This all took place at Concordia University in Montreal. Mr. Doyle apparently felt uncomfortable about saying why the Palestinian and Concordia student Union activists rioted on...

Jewish students at Concordia University in Montreal held a protest Chanukah-candle lighting ceremony this past Thursday, claiming, "We will not be silenced!" The act came in partial response to a decision a few days before by the Concordia Student Union (CSU) cutting off funding to the Hillel organization and restricting its campus activities. The CSU had voted that Hillel was in violation of Canadian law in distributing literature for the IDF's Machal volunteer unit. The Council stated that this contravenes Canada's Foreign Enlistment Act, which, it claims, bans armed forces from other countries from recruiting in Canada. Hillel members, however,...

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