February 8, 2013

Why We Lutherans Don't Do Interfaith

Mollie Hemingway, Get Religion

There is nothing more fun about being a confessional Lutheran than explaining our position on syncretistic worship to those who aren’t.

I kid, it’s not fun at all. See, the world embraces syncretism. The general idea is, it goes without saying, that all religions are good and valid and different paths to understanding the same truth. If you don’t ascribe to that notion, you are probably a bad guy.

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TAGGED: Acceptance, Faith, Newtown, Interfaith, Lutherans

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