21 March 2018
Dave Hill
Editor Northern Watch
For publication:
The decline of this country can be directly attributed to several things:
• The breakdown of the family unit.
• Political correctness.
• The decline of Christianity.
For now I will focus on the latter – Christianity. The failure can be attributed in large part to churches and our education system. In using the excuse of giving people “what they want” the Christian message gets watered down.
Case in point is the ELCA to which I have witnessed first-hand the decline in teachings/ministry of this organization which range from; supporting Planned Parenthood while they abort/murder over 800,000 babies annually to supporting, even celebrating homosexual activities, and changing the meaning of different bible passages to suit their agenda. Understanding Christianity is needed. It is defined as: Religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. Added to this is Lutheranism. It is defined as: Followers of Martin Luther who believe that it is through the Grace of God that Jesus Christ is professed as Lord and Savior accepting the bible as the complete Holy Spirit inspired inerrant Word of God. Changing His Word throws out any professed belief claimed and where is the Christianity? Are you really a Lutheran if you are not following Martin Luther’s teachings? Martin Luther was a Catholic who changed a lot of man’s laws to more closely follow Gods Word. If the Word is not followed as the Father commanded is it really Christianity? Maybe it’s “Nibbling your way to lostness” a term borrowed from an Intern Pastor. A recent book I read defined Christianity as “Cultural” or “Biblical”, does not the Bible take precedence over wants or what makes us feel better? So what the ELCA practices is it Christian much less Lutheran?
It has been proven many times “Democracy cannot survive without Christianity”.
If you are far from God, guess who moved!

Ron Nordin
PO Box 76
Lancaster, MN 56735
815.351.1220