April 22nd, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Frank Pastore at Townhall.com discusses the message given by the “Christian” representative of a convocation at Virginia Tech. Whether you are Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, etc., this is a must read. I can’t quote a single part that does it justice.
This is why we insist that pastors must “preach Christ crucified” (1 Cor 1:23). A “Christian” sermon that doesn’t mention Christ, died on the cross for the remission of our sins, is not Christian.
“This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:11-12)


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April 22nd, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Yep. All too common in the ELCA. Not unheard of in the LCMS, but hopefully we learned some lessons from our little flap.
April 23rd, 2007 at 9:27 am
I wonder did Va Tech enact a no mention of specific religion requirement? This is not unheard of when state universities are holding memorial services.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:39 pm
The article says the convocation consisted of representatives from four religions. The Jews, Buddhists, and Muslims in the convocation weren’t worried about offending Christians, but apparently the reverse wasn’t true.
April 23rd, 2007 at 1:50 pm
I think the ELCA pastor in quesiton represented the ELCA quite accurately.
I’m not reflecting this as a good thing.