I ran into some instructions on the web on how to get excommunicated from the Catholic church. I was surprised how difficult it was. They sure seem to want to do everything they can to keep you on their rolls.
So I was curious, what would it take to get excommunicated from the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod? Would it be so difficult? Apparently not. Here’s the email exchange about my request to be excommunicated:
“Hello, I was baptised in Ashland, Wisconsin at
Zion Lutheran Church in 1963. I am an atheist and wish to be
excommunicated. This is not a joke. What must I do?”
“Dear Jesse, thank you for contacting the LCMS Church Information Center.
There is nothing to do. By not attending services, you have chosen to
voluntarily sever your connection with the church.
Blessings on your day! Joy and peace in Christ,
Diane
LCMS Church Information Center”
What do you know about that? Nothing to it! I’m out! Or, am I? I’d bet any amount I could waltz straight in to any LCMS church in the world and they’d be happy to have my “offerings”. I found nothing on the LCMS web site discussing excommunication.
I don’t think they have any system of internal checks at all.
Wait a minute. That means they could be infiltrated, doesn’t it? Who’s to say it hasn’t already happened? We could walk among them, undetected. For whatever good it would do.
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well I live in ithaca ny and was a member for 10 years that is till i left an abusive marriage where my wife slapped me in front of kour children made me sleep in a separate room and was generally horrible. A year after separation and my wife refusing psychiatric help i moved in with a social worked in a platonic roomate situation. she is kind supportive and helps me with my 2 kids on the weekends.When I told my pastor about this he told me i was living in sin and that if I didnt move out(just for the sake of it) I would be excommunicated. So there u go leave an abusive relationship ,live with a female who is supportive in a platonic situation and tell your pastor in confidence and wallah ur excommunicated and they do it in front of a congregation none the less!!!! that is after 10 years of mowing church lawns and working their state fair booths and assisting with camp etc!
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