we have our own room now?...

[RedneckAnglican]

wow...this might be kinda cool...it sure is roomy in here though...does anyone else think this is a good idea?...

BTW I'm the first to post in here...WOO-HOO!!!...

[JMRE5150]

Woohooo! Its about time!

This is a fantastic idea.

[Music4Hym777]

YEAH!!! We fought hard and Erwin finally caved in! This is going to be awesome!

[AngelusSax]

Hallelujah! Maybe I can have my weekly average hereitc-accusation go from 3 a week down to 2 or 1 now. (Though I don't really think I am one, but oh well)...

This'll be fun and sweet!

[Music4Hym777]

Hallelujah! Maybe I can have my weekly average hereitc-accusation go from 3 a week down to 2 or 1 now. (Though I don't really think I am one, but oh well)...

This'll be fun and sweet!

LOL! I know what you mean! I am such a hypocritical heretic!

[Protoevangel]

Hallelujah! Maybe I can have my weekly average hereitc-accusation go from 3 a week down to 2 or 1 now. (Though I don't really think I am one, but oh well)...

This'll be fun and sweet!
Sorry Angelus, the rest of us will just have to pick up the slack! ;)

[AngelusSax]

Sorry Angelus, the rest of us will just have to pick up the slack! ;)

Well when I start biting people... ;)

Or I can just be very forgiving... either way. :)

[KagomeShuko]

Woohoo! And Angelus, come on, you know that won't happen ;) You may not seem to see it as much, but they'll probably say it anyway.

But, this feels like a good thing here. We can discuss things like open communion and ordiation of women without too many people being mean! Yay!

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[RedneckAnglican]

Hallelujah! Maybe I can have my weekly average hereitc-accusation go from 3 a week down to 2 or 1 now. (Though I don't really think I am one, but oh well)...

This'll be fun and sweet!

I knew you were going to spout some sort of heresy...you...you ...ELCA person you...

[Protoevangel]

I knew you were going to spout some sort of heresy...you...you ...ELCA person you...
:doh:You beat me to it! I wanted to be the first one to call him a heretic! :D

[GlowingFirefly]

:D You guys... *shakes head*

Glad to know you are all okay with this. :)

[Music4Hym777]

:D You guys... *shakes head*

Glad to know you are all okay with this. :)

Oh Kristin, were just having fun! :P

[UberLutheran]

To be honest, I had been posting more in the Anglican forum because I was not going to deal with being put down or dissed for being ELCA.

Already my comfort level has gone up from a "2" to a "6"! :thumbsup:

[JADVirginia]

Sure, I will like this, but is it really a good idea? I mean we could go to LutherLink on the ELCA website if we just wanted to talk to ourselves.

And why are we described as "liberal?" Why not "welcoming," which is the phrase the ELCA seems to embrace these days. Or "Bigger-by-far-than-any-other-Lutheran-Organization-In-North America." Or "The-Church-In-Accord-With-65 Million-Other-Lutherans-In-the-World."

[AngelusSax]

And why are we described as "liberal?"

Because our theology is more liberating than many other theologies. :)

[KagomeShuko]

Sure, I will like this, but is it really a good idea? I mean we could go to LutherLink on the ELCA website if we just wanted to talk to ourselves.

And why are we described as "liberal?" Why not "welcoming," which is the phrase the ELCA seems to embrace these days. Or "Bigger-by-far-than-any-other-Lutheran-Organization-In-North America." Or "The-Church-In-Accord-With-65 Million-Other-Lutherans-In-the-World."

We (members or mods) didn't name the threads. One is simply conservative, the other liberal. Think of the mess it would cause if we said OTHER things - the flaming that would occur.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[JADVirginia]

Well, in Christian forums in general, "liberal" is a bad word, so I don't think it should be part of the description of the subforum. And yes, I am a Democrat!

I will say that I do like discussing stuff with the others. Their different perspectives are enlightening and thought provoking.

[KagomeShuko]

Well, in Christian forums in general, "liberal" is a bad word, so I don't think it should be part of the description of the subforum. And yes, I am a Democrat!

I will say that I do like discussing stuff with the others. Their different perspectives are enlightening and thought provoking.

I think the names were just taken from the suggestion of these subfora being made. . we had the "more conservative" and the "more liberal."

What would we call the other forum if we were to change the name of this one? I can't think of anything that would be acceptible to put for each of them.

It seems among the Lutherans and those in TCCL, we know the meanings of the words conservative and liberal when it comes to the Lutheran branches.

Maybe I'm completely wrong. . .but. . .just from my experience.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[JADVirginia]

I think the names were just taken from the suggestion of these subfora being made. . we had the "more conservative" and the "more liberal."

What would we call the other forum if we were to change the name of this one? I can't think of anything that would be acceptible to put for each of them.

It seems among the Lutherans and those in TCCL, we know the meanings of the words conservative and liberal when it comes to the Lutheran branches.

Maybe I'm completely wrong. . .but. . .just from my experience.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

Yes, you may be right, and I recognize that the short hand of L or C is convenient.

Let me ask why we need to even have descriptions, or if we have them, why they need to be opposites? Maybe they see themselves as "Traditional." Perhaps we should look to phrases from the ELCA website for clues about our own description. For example, right at the top of the site,it says, "Living in God's Amazing Grace." So how about describing us as "Lutherans Living in God's Amazing Grace, welcoming all."

[Protoevangel]

I think we should name the forums:

Conservative Jerks
...and...
Liberal Whackjobs

:D

[setmefree]

I wont stand for this stereotyping.!!!:mad:

Its Conservative Whackjobs and

Liberal Jerks

Get it right already.:P

keith

[Lutherrunner]

Well, now that we have our own room, I might just visit a bit......have the last couple of months been kind of tense?

[Melethiel]

I think we should name the forums:

Conservative Jerks
...and...
Liberal Whackjobs

:D
What about those of us who are in between? :D

[AngelusSax]

Those would be moderate lunatics. :)

[KagomeShuko]

Yes, you may be right, and I recognize that the short hand of L or C is convenient.

Let me ask why we need to even have descriptions, or if we have them, why they need to be opposites? Maybe they see themselves as "Traditional." Perhaps we should look to phrases from the ELCA website for clues about our own description. For example, right at the top of the site,it says, "Living in God's Amazing Grace." So how about describing us as "Lutherans Living in God's Amazing Grace, welcoming all."

I like that, but then what would the others say if we were to have that? You see, while I have a lot of personal opinions on things that they say, I can't, as knowing the rules from having to be a mod, really put into the whole "change the name to something like this" without having them being offended in some way or the other.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[GlowingFirefly]

Well, now that we have our own room, I might just visit a bit......have the last couple of months been kind of tense?

A little bit I guess.

Let me put it this way.. I think the ELCA room is the only place in TCCL where I feel safe to post. :sigh:

[GlowingFirefly]

I don't see why we can't name the sub forums. I think it's a good idea. :)

Perhaps though, to be fair, maybe we should just come up with our own ideas for THIS forum. And not the other one. Let the other members come up with their own name for the other sub. I actually have one idea that could work for both, but I'm not sure.

See, what if we picked a name for the sub that was the title of a Lutheran hymn? Then for the description of the forum, we could quote some parts of the hymn into the description, and that could be like our theme of the forum.

For example: (I'm just making one up off the top of my head.)

"Shepherd Me O God" - Forum name

Forum description - "Shepherd Me O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life... God is my Shepherd, I shall not live in want..."

And I can't remember the rest of the hymn. But that's a part of the beginning. :D

But do you guys get what I'm saying? The description could tie into a little theme for the forum. It could represent peace, living a Godly life, or it could just represent something in the Bible. Like in this case, a psalm.

What do you guys think?

[RedneckAnglican]

I'm hoping that if we do rename it that the word "liberal" can be taken out of the title...I really don't view myself as a Lib...If they want to be "Confessional" that's fine...I suppose "We're right and your not" Lutherans would be out of the question?...

I'm kidding...just kidding...put out the fire and lose the rope I didn't mean it...

[Protoevangel]

You may not be liberal Redneck, but the ELCA as a whole certianly is.

[RedneckAnglican]

You may not be liberal Redneck, but the ELCA as a whole certianly is.

I can kind of agree with that...can we agree with "more liberal than most"or something like that...ya'll don't go to Church with the people I go to Church with...some of those folks don't believe in any new ideas...fire...the printing press...the wheel...that sort of thing...they make the LC-MS people who I know here in this area look like flaming libs...it's really funny to read some of the stuff on this site about who is Liberal or Conservative and then go to Church or visit friends who go to St. John's LC-MS...it's TOTALLY backwards...

[ChiRho]

I'm hoping that if we do rename it that the word "liberal" can be taken out of the title...I really don't view myself as a Lib...If they want to be "Confessional" that's fine...I suppose "We're right and your not" Lutherans would be out of the question?...

I'm kidding...just kidding...put out the fire and lose the rope I didn't mean it...

Redneck, I seem to recall a "I don't think I am wrong" confession from a different thread...which side are you on anyway? ;)

[KagomeShuko]

I don't see why we can't name the sub forums. I think it's a good idea. :)

Perhaps though, to be fair, maybe we should just come up with our own ideas for THIS forum. And not the other one. Let the other members come up with their own name for the other sub. I actually have one idea that could work for both, but I'm not sure.

See, what if we picked a name for the sub that was the title of a Lutheran hymn? Then for the description of the forum, we could quote some parts of the hymn into the description, and that could be like our theme of the forum.

For example: (I'm just making one up off the top of my head.)

"Shepherd Me O God" - Forum name

Forum description - "Shepherd Me O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears, from death into life... God is my Shepherd, I shall not live in want..."

And I can't remember the rest of the hymn. But that's a part of the beginning. :D

But do you guys get what I'm saying? The description could tie into a little theme for the forum. It could represent peace, living a Godly life, or it could just represent something in the Bible. Like in this case, a psalm.

What do you guys think?

I like this idea. I also liked the idea of looking on the synod's websites to get names/quotes. I know that that mission statement of the ELCA as a whole is "Making Christ Known." Perhaps that could be the name or the description for this subforum and we could look to see what the LCMS has as its mission statement.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

[RedneckAnglican]

Redneck, I seem to recall a "I don't think I am wrong" confession from a different thread...which side are you on anyway? ;)

If it's what I think it was I think I once said that "I didn't think someone should take communion with people who don't believe the same thing as you do"...I think I held on to that belief for about 3 hours (literally)...never offically recanted...sorry...my Lutheran beliefs are still a little fluid right now...and still very colored by my experiences with the Methodists, Presbytarians and Episcopalians...maybe that's not what your thinking of, but that's the only on I can think of right now...I've talked with my Pastor and we both agreed that I've read enough "Christian" stuff and I need to consentrate of "Lutheran" stuff...that's way I'm reading a lot of Gerhard Forde right now...

[SPALATIN]

I like this idea. I also liked the idea of looking on the synod's websites to get names/quotes. I know that that mission statement of the ELCA as a whole is "Make Christ Known." Perhaps that could be the name or the description for this subforum and we could look to see what the LCMS has as it's mission statement.

Stein Auf!
Bridget

I could find no real Mission statement at the LCMS.org site.

[ByzantineDixie]

I'm hoping that if we do rename it that the word "liberal" can be taken out of the title...I really don't view myself as a Lib...If they want to be "Confessional" that's fine...I suppose "We're right and your not" Lutherans would be out of the question?...



oohhh...I am liking that...We're right and You're Not--Confessional Lutherans Forum. I'll take it back to the other side and see if they are willing to go with that. :angel: