@Sunshine #WagnerCollege is a private college affiliated with the fairly progressive Evangelical #Lutheran Church in America. As a college of the Church it should concerned with inclusion and welcoming, not pushing away the vulnerable. How disappointing that the Lutheran community fails at the basic foundations of being Christ-like. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I am not an active member today in large part due the Church's failures in inclusion.
#ELCA #trans #fencing
"Christian Nationalism is a dangerous ideology that distorts the Gospel and turns Jesus and Christianity into a weapon for power and division instead of a movement towards love and justice. It demands that a particular brand of Christianity be privileged by the state and impose that singular belief system in order to be a 'good American.'”
#Trump #Lutherans #ReligiousFreedom #ELCA #ChristianNationalism
/4
"Instead, this order aligns the federal government with Christian Nationalism, a dangerous conflation of fundamentalist Christianity, conservative politics, and fierce patriotism that distorts what it means to be an American citizen and an engaged Christian in society."
#Trump #Lutherans #ReligiousFreedom #ELCA #ChristianNationalism
/3
"While some might think that all Christians would support an effort to root out 'anti-Christian bias,' that’s not the case. We believe this executive order is a threat to the religious pluralism enshrined in the Constitution and does not actually protect Christians. "
#Trump #Lutherans #ReligiousFreedom #ELCA #ChristianNationalism
/2
The Lutheran(ELCA) bishops of Wisconsin speak:
"We, the Lutheran (ELCA) bishops in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, are concerned about an executive order signed by 'President Trump on Feb. 6 that established a new 'Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias.' This task force has the duty to 'identify any unlawful anti-Christian policies, practices, or conduct by an agency.'"
#Trump #Lutherans #ReligiousFreedom #ELCA #ChristianNationalism
/1
Martin Marty, rest in peace.
Https://news.uchicago.edu/story/martin-e-marty-most-influential-interpreter-religion-us-1928-2025
Response to Executive Orders on Immigration | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton | Feb. 14, 2025
New post on Walking Thoughts, "God is my copilot?"
“He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich empty away.” (Luke 1:52f.)
https://hpaulsantmire.net/god-is-my-co-pilot/ #ELCA #justice
(continued from /18):
"mental health counseling, behavioral health interventions for adolescents, services for people living with disabilities, foster care and adoption services, and resettlement accompaniment and services for legally present immigrants and refugees.”
#Trump #Musk #ELCA #Iowa #LutheranServices #education #families #children #disabilities #MentalHealth #adoption #FosterCare #immigrants #refugees
/19
"Shutting down federal grant payments puts Lutheran Services in Iowa employees and their families at risk along with the clients and families that rely on the array of services provided, including early childhood education and parental support,"
#Trump #Musk #ELCA #Iowa #LutheranServices #education #families #children #disabilities #MentalHealth #adoption #FosterCare #immigrants #refugees
/18
The three Evangelical Lutheran Church of America bishops respond to Musk-Trump's attack on Lutheran Services:
“The claims that these federal grants are illegal or that these federal grants are connected in any way to money laundering are complete lies. The falsehoods strike at the heart of our caring institutions and cast doubt on every Lutheran’s integrity."
~ quoted by Brian Kaylor
#Trump #Musk #ELCA #Iowa #LutheranServices
/17
https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/when-a-politicians-party-trumps-their
#ELCA responds to false accusations on X 02-02-2025 | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
#introduction Hi all! I am new to mastadon and have joined finally after hearing @stumblewyk (my husband) talk about how much he likes it. Disappointed with other social media outlets. I am a #mom to an 11 year old. Currently working and getting my #MDiv (#MastersInDivinity). Working towards being a #secondcareer #Pastor in the #elca. I really enjoy my work and consider myself a #traumainformed #ally. I also love the #TheEagles and my true love...the #phillies
My daughter has gathered quotes from colleagues and friends about my life's work. I have agreed, with some resistance, to share these generous comments more widely. They are also posted on my website. I will use this post as the thread to share them. #ELCA #Aging #LutheransRestoringCreation https://hpaulsantmire.net/finis-and-telos-my-just-out-earth-book-in-the-age-of-trump/
"...Consider this. My new book is the end – the finis and the telos – of my vocation as a Church theologian and pastoral activist..." New post on my Walking Thoughts blog, including some news about my health: https://hpaulsantmire.net/finis-and-telos-my-just-out-earth-book-in-the-age-of-trump/ #ELCA #Ecotheology #Aging #Religion #theology
"Even in uncertain times, we live in hope because the tomb could not hold Him." 
Dive deeper into this message of faith and renewal. Watch or read Pastor Bev’s full sermon 
https://trinitylutheranchurch.com/post/sermon-stone-upon-stone
#StonesUponStones #FaithInUncertainty
#ChristianHope #Sermon #TrinityLynnwood #TLCS
#Renewal #Hope #ELCA #Lutheran #LoveLikeJesus
Entering into my 90th year — I will be 89 at the end of this month — I'm pleased to share that my final book has been published. "The Earth and the Fullness Thereof: A Down-home Reader in Ecological Theology"
#ecology #theology #ecotheology #ELCA #LutheransRestoringCreation
https://hpaulsantmire.net/books/the-earth-and-the-fullness-thereof-a-down-home-reader-in-ecological-theology/
Praying for Peace Amid Ongoing War in the Middle East | Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton | 10-01-24
The legacy of Jürgen Moltmann | Living Lutheran
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