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Originally Posted by Staphlobob  As an ex-ELCAer I empathize. There are people in my present congregation still healing from the brutal beating they took at the hands of those liberals because they actually believed what the Bible says.
However, your situation is somewhat different in that you are being beaten up on by "Christian brethren." Are you sure that's what they are? Given their ridicule of the 6 days of creation - and especially Calvinism - are you sure they don't really belong to the ELCA? |
Hey Kevin -
Seems you might have two posters mixed up - the one who spoke of the lack of 6-day creationists and Calvinists at his church is at a Baptist church in Canada, while the OP was put forth by someone at a PCA church (I presume, since I know there's a "Redeemer" in Kansas in the PCA).
As one who teaches at an ELCA college, believe me I know how much disdain is lofted towards Calvinists within the ranks of mainline Lutheranism... though here my Calvinism doesn't raise any more eyebrows than does my belief, say, in the plenary inspiration of Scripture...
Todd
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