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kpete

(71,991 posts) Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:08 PM Feb 2013

What Is Wrong With US? Pastor apologizes for praying alongside Muslims, Jews at Newtown vigil

A pastor in Connecticut has apologized for taking part in a vigil for the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School because his church does not allow worshiping with other faiths.

Rev. Rob Morris of Newtown’s Christ the King Lutheran Church offered a letter of apology after he was reprimanded by church president Matthew Harrison for “joint worship with other religions,” according to the Religion News Service.

King Lutheran Church is a member of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, which bans ministers from praying alongside Muslims, Jews or even other Christians.

Morris had provided the closing benediction at the Dec. 16 vigil in Newtown.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/07/pastor-apologizes-for-praying-alongside-muslims-jews-at-newtown-vigil/

So, now in America we can no longer pray together?
WTF?!?

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What Is Wrong With US? Pastor apologizes for praying alongside Muslims, Jews at Newtown vigil (Original Post) kpete Feb 2013 OP

Disgusting. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees. bullwinkle428 Feb 2013 #1

Sorry, but that is not 'us' that is the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. They are not me. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #2

idiot pastor Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #3

Can you imagine if the Muslim at that service... kag Feb 2013 #4

First of all plez dont include all of us in your US. There are crackpot religious people today rhett o rick Feb 2013 #5

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

1. Disgusting. Talk about not seeing the forest for the trees.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:14 PM

Feb 2013

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)

2. Sorry, but that is not 'us' that is the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. They are not me.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:20 PM

Feb 2013

I'd not even say that straights are part of their 'us' as a whole. I say the haters stand alone, as haters unto themselves.

https://docs.google.com/a/dslextreme.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:ixq7ITA1TK4J:lcms.org/Document.fdoc?src%3Dlcm%26id%3D1100+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgplkerPjBEFbs_I8ziCRI59x9ghMw49v0liJP6lkOH1CQmYRuves6V_nLg7hNBLOf-rsuCbMeCuOD3ZYNQZBn3Xwi-DSLQhs-G4iidtwJNEAtBj-FGSuJ0HHYlc6a7xQDarzjQ&sig=AHIEtbSgwYcdZwkOGRlHpJWdRVPRvM5xcA

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. idiot pastor

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:26 PM

Feb 2013

kag

(4,079 posts)

4. Can you imagine if the Muslim at that service...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:38 PM

Feb 2013

(assuming there was a Muslim) had "apologized" for praying alongside the other ministers?

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts)

5. First of all plez dont include all of us in your US. There are crackpot religious people today

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 01:12 PM

Feb 2013

just like forever.

Second, when people talk about not being able to "pray" here, there or anywhere, they mean demonstrably. People are totally free to pray anywhere they want if they pray to themselves. I doubt that a caring God would think less of quiet prayers over getting on your knees and saying prayers out loud.

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