Loons of LCMS Lutheranism

At my main blog, I have Encyclopedia of American Loons on my blogroll.

Imagine my "shock" to see an LCMS pastor, Laurence White, make the list of loons last month.

It's also a "shock," given things like Armed Lutheran Radio, to see him in bed with David Barton and with the Texas Restoration Project. White even has his own tag at Right Wing Watch.

And, per his church's own website, he has an honorary doctorate from ... from ...

Liberty University. Falwell-land.

But of course.

Not the first time in recent weeks I've run into an LCMS loon.

From my main blog, back in October, comes this.

George Floyd's uncle lives in Gettysburg, S.D., which for JUST 11 of its 137 years, has incorporated the Confederate battle flag in its city logo until he called it out. The wingnuts, in a town settled in part by Civil War Union vets, went ballistic. Then, as an ex-Missouri Synod Lutheran, is this unsurprising bit.

Pastor David Otten of the local Emmanuel Lutheran Church declined to address the conflict. He issued broad guidance: “When you post something on Facebook, are you building the person up or are you tearing them down? We’re supposed to be building people up.”

The denomination says its officially got anti-racism initiatives, but this is more its reality.

In addition, that patch? Goes back to the old "reconciliation" meeting at Gettysburg of Union and Confederate veterans which had no Black involvement. The reunion, in 1913, got Woodrow Wilson's official whitewash imprimatur, and, we all know about Wilson's long racist history even before becoming president. So, the chief at the time saying "no harm" was meant? Either a liar or an idiot.

And, contra the wingnuts, other than one lone flyer, no, Confederate veterans were NOT involved with the settlement.

David Barton and his Wallbuilders, and tag-along Laurence White, won't tell you that.