This would be when the “evangelicals” in question are the “Evangelical Lutheran Church in America”.
Lutherans Propose Possible Gay Clergy Path
I’m certain that there are undoubtedly some real, true, evangelicals in their midst—to which my first encouragement would be “abandon ship!” There’s a time to stay and fight—thankfully, thousands did relative to the Southern Baptist Convention—but this ship is, sadly, well past the point of no return.
This phrase comes from the 1978 "Jonestown massacre" in which most members of the Peoples Temple cult, blindly following their leader Jim Jones, committed suicide by drinking cyanide-laced Kool-Aid.
Radically Tolerant - of all people, irrespective of race, faith, circumstance. As a person, you will be treated with the respect and dignity you deserve as an individual created in the image of God.
Radically Intolerant - of slipshod reasoning, emotion without intellectual substance, bad ideas, lazy thinking, cowardly ad hominem attacks, the preposterous notion that 9/11 is some government conspiracy (proceed directly to the Loony Bin; do not pass "Go"; do not collect $200), the designated hitter, and the Dallas Cowboys.
Osborne: A Contrarian's Guide to Knowing God
Schlossberg: Idols For Destruction
Ogden: Unfinished Business
Marshall: Reclaiming God's Original Intent for the Church
Yancey: Rumors of Another World
Frazee: The Connecting Church
Pearcey: Total Truth
Postman: Amusing Ourselves to Death
Bork: Slouching Towards Gomorrah
One Response to “When “Evangelical” Does NOT Mean Evangelical”
I just read the news before I came to check out yerblog. I live in a densely ELCA area of the country. This one will take on some major ramifications if it goes a certain way. I know this to be true because of conversations that I have had with local people. My particular prayer is for the Glory of God and the conviction of the Holy Spirit.
Peace
Dennis ~ Apr 12, 2005 at 12:33 pm