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Here’s the church… Where’s the steeple?
The inverted Cross atop Central Lutheran Church in Minneapolis dangled from the steeple on Wednesday following a rare downtown twister as the ELCA Churchwide Assembly was in legislative session across the street at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Things that make you go, hmmm…
Countless spiritual souls over the ages have commented on seeing God in all things. So, how about manifestations of physical evils found within nature, or, as the American justice system calls them: Acts of God… Perhaps a lesson from the fig tree — re-reading Mark 13: 5-6, 28-29 — occured Wednesday on 3rd street in downtown Minneapolis, Mn.
First, this from the Catholic News Agency yesterday:
THE NORTH PLAZA HAD BEEN SET AS "THE CARILLON CAFE" WITH SEATING FOR 200 AND SERVING STATIONS UNDER TWO LARGE TENTS.
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug 18, 2009 / 11:38 pm (CNA).- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is considering a proposal that would allow members in homosexual relationships to serve as clergy. It has denied a motion to require a higher proportion of votes for the proposal to pass.
On Monday delegates gathered at the Minneapolis Convention Center rejected a proposal to require approval from a two-thirds supermajority instead of a simple majority when the measure comes to a final vote, expected on Friday.
ELCA Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson cautioned earlier in the day that the outcome of the majority versus supermajority vote shouldn’t be seen as strongly indicating how the debate will be decided.
EQUIPMENT AND PARTS OF THE MASSIVE TENT THAT WAS "PUB CENTRAL" WAS BLOWN INTO THIRD AVENUE.
Supporters of the high threshold for passage said it was necessary to signal wide support for a major change in the church’s approach to homosexuality. About 43 percent of the 1,045 voting delegates supported the higher standard, the Associated Press says.
Other topics of consideration include a broader statement on sexuality, a 34-page document that reportedly would establish a theological framework for differing views of homosexuality. Critics say it would liberalize the ELCA.
The ELCA claims about 4.7 million members and 10,000 congregations in the United States.
Coincidence, or, co-incidents?
Consideration of the proposed Social Statement on Human Sexuality document was scheduled to begin on Wednesday, August 19, at 2:oo p.m.
According to the website of the Central Lutheran Church located across the street from the conference center, where the assembly was in session, the tornado passed through downtown Minneapolis near CLC at, you guessed it, approximately 2:00 p.m…
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PHOTO CREDIT: Joe Bjordal
September 1, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I am amazed by many of these comments and I can see how mankind has evolved!! And just what they evolved into!
Wow….eye opening to see sinners condemning faith and how little they know their Bibles but use it and have no power due to misuse.
tisk–tisk—
Does anyone know what a reprobate mind is?
Obviously not….
God does chastise those he loves and then if they do not repent…..Look out. Seems to me that the tornado was God blowing a little fresh air over the area.
And what timing too. Wouldn’t you say?
He is never late.
Obama said he was gonna bring CHANGE……But God says REPENT!!
Oh and by the way…..’change’ means to REPENT and obama is not the “messiah”. He obviously didn’t know what he was talking about, or did he…..
I would say that the leaders better Repent….or they will suffer great judgement for leading their church astray from the Truth.
Sheepdoggie
November 17, 2009 at 5:51 am
The Bible belt was the main group that re-elected Bush. Who do you think causes more suffering in the world? A president who lies to start an illegal war that kills millions of innocent civilians, not to mention drops radioactivity all over their country (DU) causing birth defects, or homosexuals? Not that the rapists the churches hide from justice don’t cause a lot of suffering, but Bush was elected by you people and he is the furthest thing from Christian I can think of. He attacked the economy, environment, education, Constitution, smeared our foreign policy, and started two illegal wars. And he’s “born again”. You people are incredibly self-serving in my opinion.
September 1, 2009 at 11:01 pm
I’m amazed that your churches hide child molesting perverts from the law and then tell people to behave morally, all the while acting like they’re superior somehow. Oh I forgot, they can talk to God and we can’t, right? Of course the tower falling was an Act of God, not poorly designed engineering, how convenient for you. What about when bad things happen to churches and there aren’t any gays or Obamas around to blame? But then you sound pretty sure of yourself, I’m guessing you can always find some outgroup of sinners to blame, hey! Oh yeah, some of the people you call “sinners’ know the bible a lot better than you do.
September 23, 2009 at 9:09 pm
A poor design that just happened to fall at the exact moment that the vote (against the bible) had been schedued to take place. On a clear day where there was not such tornado predicted. I don’t need to be a bible scholar to understand the word of God.
September 24, 2009 at 12:24 am
I’ll let Stevie say it for me
November 17, 2009 at 2:15 am
An exhortation to all Lutherans to abandon their futile path to ruin and accept the salvation which comes through the One, True Holy Catholic Church.
December 2, 2009 at 2:25 am
The tornado that hit Minneapoils was not god but was due to a strong cold front and air changing direction with height. God had NOTHING to do with this tornado. Does anyone know what a cult means it is not just a charismatic leader who leads a wayward organization but it is also defined as anything that prevents someone form using common sense and thinks normally. Any one who brings god into this is no better than Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church. Westboro would say the same thing it is a warning from god.