Lutheran Pastor Apologizes for Sandy Hook Vigil

[Jack Mann]

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Long story short, a Lutheran pastor was involved in an inter-faith vigil for the victims of Sandy Hook.  The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod demanded an apology, because they forbid joint worship with other religions.

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

Make the sign of the cross, it works as a cootie shot.

[Askold]

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

Make the sign of the cross, it works as a cootie shot.

We don't do that.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

Make the sign of the cross, it works as a cootie shot.

We don't do that.

I realize this, it was just a joke

[Askold]

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

Make the sign of the cross, it works as a cootie shot.

We don't do that.

I realize this, it was just a joke

We don't do those.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

Make the sign of the cross, it works as a cootie shot.

We don't do that.

I realize this, it was just a joke

We don't do those.

...jokes? Harsh, dude.

[Atavist]

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Long story short, a Lutheran pastor was involved in an inter-faith vigil for the victims of Sandy Hook.  The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod demanded an apology, because they forbid joint worship with other religions.

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

First, screw the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and double screw their president.
One of your members shows a level of humanity in the face of the horrible murder of innocent children. He reaches out beyond your stupid rules, showing the community that they are together in their sorrow.
And you want an apology because he's playing with the group from across the street?
Is it any wonder that people look at you and wonder what the fuck your thinking?

[dpareja]

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Long story short, a Lutheran pastor was involved in an inter-faith vigil for the victims of Sandy Hook.  The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod demanded an apology, because they forbid joint worship with other religions.

Because, y'know, all the other religions have cooties.

First, screw the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and double screw their president.
One of your members shows a level of humanity in the face of the horrible murder of innocent children. He reaches out beyond your stupid rules, showing the community that they are together in their sorrow.
And you want an apology because he's playing with the group from across the street?
Is it any wonder that people look at you and wonder what the fuck your thinking?

Heh. Where I grew up there was a Catholic Church and a Lutheran Church two blocks away, almost right across the street from each other. The Lutheran pastor had been around for decades and was quite well respected (their basement was often used for community events, even by non-Lutherans); the Catholic priests kept getting rotated out every few years. The few times the Lutherans were brought up the Catholic priests (and archbishop) were dismissive of them, to say the least.

[Thejebusfire]

I wouldn't have apologized.

[Witchyjoshy]

I wonder which of the many Lutheran denominations this guy's church belongs to.

Also, is it just me, or did his apology come across less as "I'm sorry that I did something wrong" and more of "I'm sorry that I offended someone"?

[SpaceProg]

A good friend of mine belongs to the Lutheran Church ELCA and he said he'd leave if they ever took on LCMS's way of doing things.

[Old Viking]

You have to say one thing for religious compassion.  No matter which nutzoid group is the source, it's consistent.

[Stormwarden]

Is this like the religious version of the He-Man Woman Haters Club? Someone better tell the Little Rascals that someone's muscling in on their turf.

[ironbite]

Wow....just wow.  Showing compassion with other groups is...taboo with these people.

Ironbite-amazing.

[Scotsgit]

Wow....just wow.  Showing compassion with other groups is...taboo with these people.

Ironbite-amazing.

Ironbite, we had a similar thing over here in Scotland about 20 years ago.  You see, here we have not only the (Protestant) Church of Scotland, but also the United Free Church of Scotland (commonly called 'The Wee-Frees'.  If that sounds a bit Python-esque, it came about from a split in the 19th Century because the Wee-Frees decided that the Church of Scotland wasn't Protestant enough and formed their own branch.  To give you an idea about how extreme they are, to become a member of the Orange Order, you have to be a Christened and practicing member of the Church of Scotland.  This is the same Orange Order that would happily go back to burning Catholics at the stake and the Wee-Frees are more extreme than them.

So about 20 years ago, the Moderator of the Wee-Frees attended the funeral of an old friend of his.  His friend was a Catholic.  For doing this, the Wee-Frees went into meltdown and tore itself apart.  Attending the funeral of a Catholic?  And not spitting on the grave?  In the ensuring carnage, the Wee-Frees (which has only ever had a few members) tore itself apart.  Their churches are now  split between the moderates, who can talk to a Catholic without looking for lighting fuel and the extremists who are only roughly the same level as the WBC.