Position Papers
September 1, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Position Paper: Sodomites and Civil Rights Statement: We are defining sodomy as sexual relations between persons of the same sex. Such action is an abomination for individuals (Rom. 1; Lev. 18:22,23; 1 Cor. 6:9; 1 Thes. 4:3). This action is not to be regarded as a matter of privacy, […]
September 1, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Position Paper: Public Education Statement The various political issues surrounding the education of children involve a fundamental question of authority. Who has authority and therefore responsibility for the education of children? The answer guides conclusions to questions concerning vouchers, home schooling regulation, compulsory education, participation of home schooled or […]
September 1, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Position statement : Penology – Prisons and capital punishment Statement Punitive justice ought exclude imprisonment; it must include capital punishment. The penalty for crimes of theft ought to be manifold restitution. The penalty for crimes of personal bodily injury ought to be left to the judgment of the victim, […]
September 1, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Position Statement: The Feminist Heresy Statement Men and woman are not equal. One of the great heresies of our time is the rejection of the biblical doctrine of hierarchy and distinction in sexual roles which God has ordained. Men are women are not equal. Our nation recognized this fact […]
September 1, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Anti-abortionists and the right to use force to stop abortion Statement: Since convenience-driven abortion is nothing less than the murder of innocent human beings, the use of force to stop such wanton child-slaughter is justified. The same biblical principles which justify the intervention in behalf of the innocent adults, […]
August 16, 2011, michaelbray Position Papers,
Reformation Lutheran Church Anno Domini 2001 Church and State: the role of the church; the role of God’s law (justice). (Theocracy and democracy) Statement The role of the Churches with respect to the state is prophetic. The Church of God, as the “pillar of Truth” (1 Tim. 3:15), must address the state with the Truth, […]