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    Why I Joined The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

    Well, before you do read it, there is some background info you should keep in mind when you do read it: 1. Luther had Jewish friends, particularly a certain Rabbi. 2. Luther felt the Jews were mistreated by the Catholics, and was hoping they would turn to the Gospel when they heard it...
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    LCMS - what is the Church's stand on birth control?

    Part of the article, "Marriage a Success": (This is from the 1915 Lutheran Witness, page 100-102. This is public domain, so do whatever you want with it.) “No home should be without a child, no child should be without a home.” We approach a delicate, but a most important...
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    LCMS - what is the Church's stand on birth control?

    Does your husband have a copy of the 1945 edition of Fritz's Pastoral Theology (or the recently republished Fritz from I think 2003)? J. C. Fritz's 6 page polemic against birth control in this book is the best I have ever seen. If he does not have a copy, perhaps some of his friends do...
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    LCMS - what is the Church's stand on birth control?

    The leaders of the WELS had a change in thought in contraception in the 1960's. However, before that, it was condemned as a sin: This article is from the Lutheran Witness, June 26, 1917. It is a reprint from the WELS publication, the Northwestern Lutheran and is in the public domain. Birth...
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    LCMS - what is the Church's stand on birth control?

    And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. (Romans 14:23) If you are doubting that it is right, consider Paul's words here. Here he talks of of eating meat sacrificed to idols, but it's application is much broader. Basically...
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    LCMS - what is the Church's stand on birth control?

    There is a minority in the LCMS that consider Birth Control a sin. I know a relatively small number of Missouri Synod Lutherans that believe this way, including myself. However, before the 1950's, it was nearly the unanimous view. Some in the WELS & ELS also believe it is a sin. This subject...
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