I’m all for encouraging adiaphora, but this isn’t encouraging, it’s softening the eventual blow the synod has coming to all WELS Lutherans.
Source:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WELSDiscussions/permalink/4122679991289763/?mibextid=S66gvF
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This is why I get so nitpicky about Christians and denominations claiming they’re taking accountability. To be clear - I’m not criticizing them for talking about this issue; I’m criticizing them for not actually taking accountability for all their actions - and also for not calling out the victim-blaming that Mike does. This isn’t accountability - this is a glossed overview.
Sources:
An Open Letter Podcast Episode - Mike Hintz: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/an-open-letter/id1153352191?i=1000385343076
Omaha-Nebraska Article: http://www.omaha-neb.com/hintz.htm
Washington Post Article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2004/12/10/example-goes-from-good-to-bad/e73a7b08-5fb8-412a-ba7f-8fb473543e83/
75 Red Flags for Christian Donors: https://ministrywatch.com/amp/75-red-flags-is-a-guide-for-donors-who-want-to-dig-deep/
Top 6 Risky Habits - I recommend this in addition to “75 Red Flags” just because it is more in depth for pastors in particular: https://ministrywatch.com/amp/the-top-six-risky-habits-of-pastors-in-trouble/
If you or a loved one is suffering from this kind of abuse, please dial 800-799-7233, reach out anonymously to your local police department, or consider dropping them off at Harbor House or taking them in.
#endabuseeverywhere
Hopeful Resources:
r/exLutheran: https://www.reddit.com/r/exLutheran/
Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Awkward Spinster: https://awkwardspinster.com/an-ex-biblical-counselor-responds-to-christianity-today/
WI - Report Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse: https://supportsurvivors.widoj.gov
Emotional Justice - ex-IBLP Resource: https://www.emotionaljustice.org
Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
Tru316: https://tru316.com
The Junia Project - Supporting Egalitarianism in Christianity: https://juniaproject.com
Flying Free Now - Women in Christian Marriages: https://www.flyingfreenow.com
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Stop this purity culture nonsense! And stop using your own obsession with your lack of sexual purity to justify knocking others’ perceived lack of purity - sexual or otherwise.
Sources:
Original video: https://youtu.be/WTEnmaWFomU?si=b3iwN4d2CTD07ZMU
- Timestamps:
— 9:20 - Dannah on abortion and church
— 12:48 - her talking to her 8th grade son
— 1608 – it was God‘s grace that ‘prompted’ her to write a book shaming about other women about their lack of purity
Dannah Gresh site: https://dannahgresh.com
Bible Study Source: https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/titus/
Documentary I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye: https://youtu.be/ybYTkkQJw_M?si=Ayo-s4r6Q8UK19w5
- She appears at the 47:29 time stamp for this documentary
My original video on her: https://youtu.be/Oant-VBMZUI?si=WsUc3aIj1CtDDrpu
If you claim on the one hand that women can be and do things to serve others in not a doormat or submissive-slave way, yet provide no examples and continue exhorting women to submit, you do not have a defense against those who say that you want women to be your servants-slaves.
Sources: WELS Discussions: https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastormattrichard.com%2F2023%2F05%2Fwhat-is-woman-biblical-womanhood.html%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0lkPbsa82Ea8DapNV0Aiv_IJiPRAAZnry3qqgsSVxEt0Pov5mWFEEPwOg&h=AT1Fz06ZZBF49Kn8WZ9HdojrE-zAS7fwFq4K8uvomKEQ3Au_T4F3eTwiv60m39AHF-Kxf96XXYVCrzqf6qLpzPSdD1y943lR7yUhudEa5fEsSBxdm8ZHp9Pa5GGmbZcXjnzNaiAMHbZ_i9E&s=1
Pastor Matt Richard: https://www.pastormattrichard.com/2023/05/what-is-woman-biblical-womanhood.html?fbclid=IwAR3mXOYQTSXllgf6-LEHHYVU54DsJU4IyIGS5N8cWdUX67T2kHHQyUC6u5M&m=1
“One Faith” by John Michael Talbot & Michael Card. Album: Brother to Brother (1996). Copyright, Permissions, and Media--The Card Group, LLC. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/John-Michael-Talbot-Michael-Card/One-Faith https://musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003481/Michael-Card.html
Hopeful Resources: r/exLutheran: https://www.reddit.com/r/exLutheran/ Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d Awkward Spinster: https://awkwardspinster.com/an-ex-biblical-counselor-responds-to-christianity-today/ Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
Note: This will be cross-posted to Games Denominations Play due to subject matter.
You are your own person, unique and amazing, and meant to stay that way. Screw these abusive churches.
Source:
How to Resign From a Church Whether or Not You Are Under Church Discipline: https://thewartburgwatch.com/permpage-how-to-resign-from-a-church-whether-or-not-you-are-under-church-discipline/
If you or a loved one is suffering from this kind of abuse, please dial 800-799-7233, reach out anonymously to your local police department, or consider dropping them off at Harbor House or taking them in. #endabuseeverywhere
Hopeful Resources:
r/exLutheran: https://www.reddit.com/r/exLutheran/
Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Awkward Spinster: https://awkwardspinster.com/an-ex-biblical-counselor-responds-to-christianity-today/
WI - Report Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse: https://supportsurvivors.widoj.gov
Emotional Justice - ex-IBLP Resource: https://www.emotionaljustice.org
Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
Tru316: https://tru316.com
The Junia Project - Supporting Egalitarianism in Christianity: https://juniaproject.com
Flying Free Now - Women in Christian Marriages: https://www.flyingfreenow.com
Tahrir Alnisa: https://www.tahriralnisa.org/our-work/
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Reacting to Susan Macias’s follow-up episode - it’s better than the previous one, but still wants to believe in the good of ATI/IBLP.
Sources:
8 Protections S5 Ep06: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/were-not-done-yet/id1529158202?i=1000616929055
First Reaction Video: https://youtu.be/hLLBXrYsyvg
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f you or a loved one is suffering from this kind of abuse, please dial 800-799-7233, reach out anonymously to your local police department, or consider dropping them off at Harbor House or taking them in.
#endabuseeverywhere
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r/exLutheran: https://www.reddit.com/r/exLutheran/
Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Awkward Spinster: https://awkwardspinster.com/an-ex-biblical-counselor-responds-to-christianity-today/
WI - Report Clergy and Faith Leader Abuse: https://supportsurvivors.widoj.gov
Emotional Justice - ex-IBLP Resource: https://www.emotionaljustice.org
Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org
Tru316: https://tru316.com
The Junia Project - Supporting Egalitarianism in Christianity: https://juniaproject.com
Flying Free Now - Women in Christian Marriages: https://www.flyingfreenow.com
Pastors’ time is valuable, too. They should be treated like it!
Source:
r/LCMS: https://www.reddit.com/r/LCMS/comments/zq2fb5/are_any_lcms_churches_actually_canceling_sunday/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
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Misconduct of the WELS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmldzhCgWfdqfhhm-wIfY4DzUCkPbPmh
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Just because you think the children’s sermon is another step in undermining the true Lutheran church ™, doesn’t undermine the blessings that come from it.
Sources:
Gottesdienst Blog: https://www.gottesdienst.org/gottesblog/2023/5/3/on-the-childrens-sermon?fbclid=IwAR0T-E6kJggaFJhg11M7ikzmKaHM_tAQFQtFeEMaAc3StolY3617C8NUXkU_aem_th_AYbtqz2WO_G_aDIMhq3u8w2zgm2b_pky-Fppus39eg7CU5tG6IhR3eT5fpOVEU8krVM
Inspiration:
The Place We Find Ourselves Podcast, Ep 128: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-place-we-find-ourselves/id1373926216?i=1000597080557
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r/exLutheran: https://www.reddit.com/r/exLutheran/
Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
Awkward Spinster: https://awkwardspinster.com/an-ex-biblical-counselor-responds-to-christianity-today/
Joyful Heart Foundation: https://www.joyfulheartfoundation.org Tru316: https://tru316.com
The Junia Project - Supporting Egalitarianism in Christianity: https://juniaproject.com
Flying Free Now - Women in Christian Marriages: https://www.flyingfreenow.com
“One Faith” by John Michael Talbot & Michael Card. Album: Brother to Brother (1996). Copyright, Permissions, and Media--The Card Group, LLC. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/John-Michael-Talbot-Michael-Card/One-Faith https://musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003481/Michael-Card.html
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Spouses: Don’t spiritually abuse your partner. Pastors: Don’t encourage your (past or current or questioning) members to spiritually abuse their partners.
Source:
r/LCMS: https://www.reddit.com/r/LCMS/comments/12ircxu/reformed_husband_lutheran_wife/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_content=2&utm_term=15
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Facebook WELS Cult Recovery: https://www.facebook.com/WELSCultRecovery/?mibextid=LQQJ4d
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Transcriber From Court playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmldzhCgWffrqv9y6f7Iq-Kw8N55Rt5L
Transcriber From Facebook: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmldzhCgWffGeQp577X7T2kmnzFxG-84
Misconduct of the WELS: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmldzhCgWfdqfhhm-wIfY4DzUCkPbPmh
Games Denominations Play: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSmldzhCgWfebX0hNdbBKyru7Vp21X880
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