On the Wrong Application of “Freedom of Religion”

The Rev. Eugene W. Baade, Renton, Washington Writer’s Note: The essay below was first published in the church newsletter of Redeemer, Mercer Island, WA, where the undersigned serves as pastor in retirement. He decided to revisit the essay because the subject continues to fuel heated debate in American religion, culture, and law. In fact, the…
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For the Record

Matthew Becker Back in the spring of 2011 an LCMS pastor forwarded to me an email that he had sent to his district president (English) and the President of the Synod (Pr. Matthew Harrison), but not to my district president (Northwest). In this email the pastor accused me of publicly teaching false doctrine. This individual,…
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