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...

You beat me to it! I wanted to be the first one to call him a heretic!

 

[PuppyforChrist]

You guys... *shakes head*

Glad to know you are all okay with this.

 

[Music4Hym777]

You guys... *shakes head*

Glad to know you are all okay with this.

Oh Kristin, were just having fun!

 

[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"!

 

[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