Lutheran pastor apologizes for praying at Newtown vigil

Wow, I'm glad to say that while I was raised in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, I left long ago. They are really warped.

http://www.religionnews.com/2013/02/06/lutheran-pastor-apologizes-for-praying-at-newtown-vigil/

Caleb K. Bell | Feb 6, 2013

A Lutheran pastor in Newtown, Conn., has apologized after being reprimanded for participating in an interfaith vigil following the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The Rev. Rob Morris, pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church, prayed at the vigil the Sunday following the Dec. 14 shootings alongside other Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Baha’i clergy.

Morris’ church is a member of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and the denomination’s constitution prohibits ministers from participating in services with members of different faiths.

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The St. Louis-based Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is the smaller of the two largest branches of Lutheranism in the U.S., with almost 2.3 million members. The more liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church of America has 4 million members.