Iowahawk: Midwest Lutherans Largely Reject Violence

Iowahawk | 05/23/07 | David Burge

[Gamecock]

can you still drink though?

Only to the glory of God.

Even as a Lutheran I have some strong Calvinist tendencies

I once heard it said that, predestination wise:

Calvin didn't teach anything that Luther didn't teach
Luther didn't teach anything that Augustine didn't teach
Augustine didn't teach anything that Paul didn't teach
and Paul didn't teach anything that Jesus(God) didn't teach

[Redleg Duke]

How they dig out "moderate" from this is beyond me. The ELCA is just preparing the synod for the switch to a pro-homosexual environment.

A Christian being against suicide (homicide) bombing, decapitation of kidnapped victims and the like! Gosh, who would have thought that!

[PAR35]

But...can you still drink though?

Well, they say the real difference between a Presbyterian and a Baptist is that the Presbyterian can speak to a fellow church member if he runs into him at the wine store.

The operating rule is that you shouldn't do anything to cause a brother to stumble. So since some folks find alcohol to be a stumbling block, you shouldn't do anything to encourage others to drink. One should also avoid drinking to intoxication.

[martin_fierro]

BANANAS WITH KATANAS!

[magslinger]

Ban green jello. It's used in making IPD's.

IPD=Improvised Potluck Dinner

[magslinger]

Here is link.

[MikeD]

American-Youper relations — I love it! Say Ya to da UP, eh? Play some Euchre!

MD, a former Lutheran and former Michigander

[HiTech RedNeck]

That looks like it would be wonderful with lutefisk.

[RichInOC]

The Power of Lutefisk:

http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/ic/lutefisk.html

(Due to one strategically-placed vulgarity, not safe for work or the easily offended.)

[Terriergal]

This is classic. They keep posting similar new ones too.

Hilarious and thought provoking at the same time. Genius.

[upsdriver]

Green jello, grated carrots and mayonaise, imo disgusting.

I’m LCMS used to be ELCA but they did go too far left.

[Terriergal]

Council on American-Yooper Relations.

And I thought I was in a SECRET organization!

It used to be. But why do they figure ALL Lutherans are yoopers? (that would be the Finnish Lutherans) What about the Minnesooootan Lutherans, the Swedish and Norwegian Lutherans? (oh ok there are pockets of Finnish Lutherans here too). I hear there's some tension between those sects. The Finns make their coffee too strong for the Swedes and Norskis, and a tragic number of Swedes and Norskis keep calling the sauna a sahh-na! And they call Nisu "cardamom bread." What's with that!? Näkemiin, hyvästi.

[Alex Murphy]

The word “largely” makes the whole column. Thanks!