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Luther Seminary's 'Reproductive Freedom' Article Warns Prolife Responses Will Be Deleted

5/13/2022

The Luther Seminary student newspaper published a proabortion article highlighting a letter which instructs "Faith Communities in Working for Reproductive Freedom." (read here)

Luther Seminary is a institution that trains and teaches people who are seeking to become pastors in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

On the Luther Seminary "announcements" page is an announcement about the reproductive freedom article and the corresponding letter (screenshot below). That announcement contains this statement:

"Special Reminder: Your classmate’s bodies are not topics of theological debate. The comment section of this post will be a place to share your learning. It is not a place to express anti-abortion sentiment. Any comment that breaks this boundary will be deleted."

Prolife comments are not allowed.

In the letter that Luther Seminary's student newspaper is promoting is this statement:

"it is important to recognize that the opposition to abortion access has always been about a lot more than abortion. It is about enforcing racism and white supremacy, patriarchy, and ruling class power."

You can read the letter here.

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The ELCA's Only Position on Homosexuality

11/28/2016

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ELCA schools love to shout their support for homosexuality. And notice that none declare they are proponents of traditional marriage and hold to Scripture's view that homosexuality is a sin.

If the only position you hear from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and all the subsidiaries is in favor of homosexuality and gay marriage one has to come to the conclusion that that is what they stand for. They are not neutral on the subject and those members that disagree with homosexuality are not represented in the leadership.

From the ELCA's Trinity Lutheran Seminary:

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The ELCA's Masculine Deity Word Evasion

1/11/2016

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God Pause devotions are daily reflections sent out by Luther Seminary, a school of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As most of you know, the ELCA is notorious for avoiding the use of masculine words for God. The God Pause devotion for January 8, 2016, gives us another painful example of their masculine deity word evasion.

“There, and in so many other places around the world, God calls us into deeper relationship with God through God's son as God declares to each of us how special we are as God's children, now prepared and sent to participate in ministry with God.” (see here)

See more examples of the ELCA's extreme use of gender neutral language for God here.

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People Change

10/20/2015

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People change. Over the last 14 years support for same-sex marriage in America has increased by 20%. (see here) When I went to Wartburg Theological Seminary (ELCA) there were a few Bible-believing, orthodox/conservative students that I could look to for support. Today I came across one of those students (now an ELCA pastor) pictured on the ReconcilingWorks website along with an article saying that his church is now a Reconciling in Christ congregation.

"ReconcilingWorks: Lutherans for Full Participation" is an organization that "advocates for the full inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Lutherans in all aspects of the life of their Church and congregations." (see here) And his church has now become a congregation that "welcome and affirm people of...every sexual orientation and gender identity" (see here)

Americans view on gay marriage changed, for the most part, because of the decline in Biblical belief and the normalization of homosexuality brought into our homes through the entertainment we watch.

If you are not reading your Bible and you study or sit under the leadership of liberal teachers, pastors and bishops who support homosexuality (and other liberal theological positions) you are in danger of compromising your Biblical beliefs and conforming to their position.

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Elca Celebrates Sin

7/14/2015

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Last month the United States Supreme Court ruled that there is a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Here is how many leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America responded.

The ELCA's Bishop Robert Alan Rimbo of the Metropolitan New York says of the recent Supreme Court decision making gay marriage legal in the United States, "in the spirit of Jesus, we applaud the court’s decision. We will continue to embrace all of God’s children as they seek to have their loving relationships blessed by people of good faith." (readhere)

It's a new day.
Posted by Women of the ELCA on Friday, June 26, 2015

Love my people.
Posted by Nadia Bolz-Weber on Friday, June 26, 2015

Posted by Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago on Friday, June 26, 2015

Last Friday’s Supreme Court decision striking down bans against same-sex marriage “knocks the power out of long-standing...
Posted by Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (SEPA), ELCA on Monday, June 29, 2015

Below is a tweet from the ELCA Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations and assistant to the presiding bishop -

#gaymarriage is a thing of the past in the US. From now on only #marriage #SCOTUSMarriage
— Kathryn Lohre (@kathryn_lohre) June 26, 2015

This post on an ELCA Facebook group is from the former president of the ELCA's Wartburg Theological Seminary -

"Duane Larson
1 hr · Princeton, IA
So humbled and privileged that in just a few hours I will preach and preside at the wedding of (two men). A first for this congregation and this community. We expect a packed house. God's timing is superb!"

Rev. Strickland is the Director for Worship of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -

#lovewins #MarriageEquaility
— Rev Kevin Strickland (@PrKevinELCA) June 26, 2015

The ELCA's Bishop Guy Erwin of the Southwest California Synod retweeted this -

Retweet to spread the word. #LoveWins pic.twitter.com/JJ5iCP4ZWn
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2015

This ELCA Synod offers resources for churches concerning gay marriage from Reconciling Works (an LGBT advocacy organization) and from a transgender ELCA Pastor Megan Rohrer -

Resources to help start congregational conversations about the #MarriageEquality ruling: http://t.co/rZBbvDQDb1 pic.twitter.com/qxSkp4tJ5N
— SouthwesternTX Synod (@SWTSynod) July 9, 2015

The ELCA pastor that moderates a large ELCA Clergy Facebook page tweeted -

The roll of Christians now is not to defend gay marriage as "allowed", but to celebrate it as beautiful and right and joyous and faithful.
— Clint Schnekloth (@Schnekloth) June 27, 2015

A camp run by an ELCA church posted this -

#LoveWon to the LGBTQ community we won't stop advocating for you remember you are always welcome here #IamLutheran pic.twitter.com/DJLpzQXFPG
— Bay Lake Camp (@BayLakeCamp) June 26, 2015

Drove by a Lutheran church that has raised the rainbow flag. #lovewins
— Nina Chadha (@ninachad) June 28, 2015

In downtown St. Pete and I see a Lutheran church decorated with gay pride flags and signs welcoming same sex marriage #LoveWins
— Mollz Manier (@mollzmanier) June 27, 2015

Some ELCA Gay Pride Parade marchers -

16 Lutheran pastors who marched in #SeattlePride with #opendoorministries #iamlutheran pic.twitter.com/sGhirj91Bq
— Jenna Carodiskey (@gojirama) June 29, 2015

Ready to march in the #Pride parade! #PrideSTL #LoveWins #Lutheran pic.twitter.com/dhJXxtNzMb
— Bethel Church ELCA (@BethelSTL_Org) June 28, 2015

Napa Lutheran church is flying the rainbow flag for Pride! #LoveIsGreaterThan religious dogma pic.twitter.com/4Q0O295i0p
— Sophia Cole (@sofeacola) June 15, 2015

See you at the Pride Parade in Seattle. Immanuel Lutheran will be there!
— Immanuel Lutheran (@ImmanuelSeattle) June 26, 2015

From Gustavus Adolphus College -

Come see the Gustavus booth at the Twin Cities Pride Festival in Loring Park, Minneapolis. The Gustavus booth will be...
Posted by Gustavus Adolphus College on Friday, June 26, 2015

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How ELCA Biblical Scholars Think

9/27/2011

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ELCA Seminary No Longer Requires Bible Proficiency Exam

10/25/2010

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Luther Seminary is an ELCA school which educates over 1/3 of all future ELCA pastors. Recently the school decided it will no longer require their students to take the Bible Proficiency Exam (BPE).

Luther Seminary posted this statement on their website, "As of July 1, 2010, the BPE will no longer be required of students who are entering Luther Seminary. It will also be removed from the list of non-degree requirements for current Luther Seminary students. BPE holds on current student records will be removed by the Registrar."

Students who had holds placed on them because of failure to take or pass the exam, are now free to get their Master of Divinity degree.

Rev. Jamie Strickler, a student at Luther Seminary was told that the BPE is "not important to a theological education." Rev. Strickler went on to say, "(s)tudents were once required to score an 80% or higher after their first year. If this isn't an example of the ELCA's view of scripture I don't know what is."

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Luther Seminary's 'Reproductive Freedom' Article Warns Prolife Responses Will Be Deleted

The ELCA's Only Position on Homosexuality

The ELCA's Masculine Deity Word Evasion

People Change

Elca Celebrates Sin

How ELCA Biblical Scholars Think

ELCA Seminary No Longer Requires Bible Proficiency Exam

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