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The Military and the Church Militant

Seminarian Chad Schopp has answered his country’s call to duty and is leaving his full time study at the seminary to serve his county, and you, his neighbor. He has only just begun his time at the seminary, having moved here from Montana. God willing, his homecoming will be swift and safe.
All our graduates will [...]

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Jesus Camp

In conjunction with the political hype and previous blog posts regarding Mitt Romney and Mormonism, I am subversively recalling a documentary that I stumbled upon and watched this past year, “Jesus Camp.” Filmed in 2006, the documentary assesses an Evangelical sub-culture that pushes their fundamentalist Christian and political views on youngsters in recruiting efforts [...]

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Lutheranism, Islam, and Muslims

September 11, 2001, was a catalyst for significant change in our nation. It instigated the global war on terror, forced our government to revitalize national security, and opened up a national debate on civil liberties and immigration. It also caused many people to think more seriously about religion.
The nature of Islam and the tradition of [...]

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Does It Trouble You that Mitt Romeny is Mormon?

This blog is not generally political. But since we did publish a post by Rev. Robert Smith called, “Why I’m Troubled That Mitt Romney is a Mormon,” I figured it was fitting to publish this one as well. Originally submitted as a comment on Smith’s earlier post, I asked for and received the [...]

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