tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post6250553718758090737..comments2024-03-10T04:01:44.407-05:00Comments on The RAsburry Patch: An Answer leading only to more QuestionsRandy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-71571642366664129612008-03-20T01:13:00.000-05:002008-03-20T01:13:00.000-05:00It's just sad the way the synod has handled th...It's just sad the way the synod has handled this matter. I would certainly expect Ted Turner to do something so underhanded and then leave the audience with a run of the mill statement, but Christians? I suppose the same poison that flows within the veins of non-christian media tycoons flows within us also (Old Adam). <br><br>I think a bigger question is when will Pastor Wilken and Mr. Schwarz be allowed or willing to speak out and provide clarification?catechismatic95planetaugsburg.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-11920025648543487482008-03-20T05:58:00.000-05:002008-03-20T05:58:00.000-05:00I believe that they are considering a severance pa...I believe that they are considering a severance package that has a "gag order" connected to it. I'm told by a good authority that they are seeking legal counsel regarding this as well.<br><br>I do know that Pr. Wilken wants to do things in a most Christian and most pastoral way. So, while the LCMS certainly is not giving a good Christian witness, Pr. Wilken surely will. <br><br>That's also why I've been urging calmness and heads cooled by our Lord's example and our Lord's teaching. LCMS bureaucrats may rank right up there with Ted Turner, but we don't have to. We can "fight this thing" Christianly, if you will. That is, we can address this infamous wrong with Christian patience and charity. We can certainly rely on our Lord Himself to work justice. After all, I'm sure there's more going on - on the good side, that is - in this matter than you or I are privy to.Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-74146265826934080402008-03-20T09:22:00.000-05:002008-03-20T09:22:00.000-05:00It seems to me that if, as you say, this was a &qu...It seems to me that if, as you say, this was a "right decision", and if the decision-maker truly believes in his own heart that it is a "right decision", there should be no reason not to own up to it and clearly state it.Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00708743956706575091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1867177699028333340.post-20720952741357367082008-03-20T10:23:00.000-05:002008-03-20T10:23:00.000-05:00Hi, Diana,Yes, that's exactly why I worded tha...Hi, Diana,<br><br>Yes, that's exactly why I worded that statement the way I did. "If it were truly a 'right decision' is a contrary-to-fact statement. Of course, we know that this decision is not a "right one," and hence we get the bureaucratic mumbo-jumbo that says absolutely nothing. No wonder folks don't want to own up to things - it's not a "right (just) decision."Randy Asburryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01545983197990430420noreply@blogger.com