tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post4340717137596407702..comments2024-03-18T12:54:19.748-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The philanthropic church. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-84197809711682598622016-04-07T15:59:33.924-05:002016-04-07T15:59:33.924-05:00"While this philanthropic work is certainly t...<i>"While this philanthropic work is certainly the domain of the Church as a whole, it is largely the vocation and work of the individual from the hope."</i> <br /><br />Or in the case of one LCMS-connected organization, the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIaRS), it's an opportunity to gorge at the federal trough of taxpayer dollars while wearing the flimsy disguise of a philanthropic sheepskin and <a href="http://www.rescue.org/press-releases/open-letter-global-leaders-advance-unhcr-high-level-meeting-global-responsibility-sha" rel="nofollow">signing the open letter demand</a> for more ISIS-infiltrated Syrians to be brought in the the U.S. and supported through more taxpayer dollars, as <a href="https://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2015/11/08/multi-million-lutheran-group-lobbies-congresswhite-house-demands-more-syrian-muslim-refugees-be-admitted-to-us/" rel="nofollow">LIaRS lobbied for</a> back in November.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-54291631615497853152016-04-07T10:48:45.167-05:002016-04-07T10:48:45.167-05:00Thank you for priority adjustment.Thank you for priority adjustment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-53729554164863805542016-04-07T06:38:18.400-05:002016-04-07T06:38:18.400-05:00Felt needs have become a club in the hand of the s...Felt needs have become a club in the hand of the self-centered. The references to the early Church having all things in common (therefore, you need to help me) are generally out of context. Maybe if we asked those seeking help to become part of the Church... Even the churches are so focused on this life that the next is discounted or even disbelieved. I am so guilty of being "now focused" no wonder those around me not of the Church don't look farther than their utility bills.Janis Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02947508427040251166noreply@blogger.com