Why would LCMS President, Jerry Kieshnick spend tens of thousands of LCMS tithe dollars trying to dispute a trademark that the LCMS abandoned in October of 1999 for a radio program that the LCMS cancelled in March of 2008?
Legal documents that have been uncovered by the Brothers of John the Steadfast tell the whole story.
One document in particular, which you can download by clicking here, reveals that the LCMS will remove their threatened legal action against Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz IF they agree to a gag clause that would eliminate their right to freedom of speech as it pertains to critical comments or negative opinions as it pertains to the LCMS. Kieschnick's motive is to legally force Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz into SILENCE.
Here is what the pertinent clause in this document states:
So here are my follow up questions... What is President Jerry Kieschnick up to? Why is it soooooo important to Jerry Kieschnick that Todd Wilken and Jeff Schwarz be silenced by a legal gag order?
It makes you wonder if Kieshnick is afraid that Todd Wilken's thoughtful critiques would cause his latest political maneuverings and shenanigans to become Ablaze™ and go up in smoke.
What does 1 Cor 6:1-11 mean? Apparently, nothing.
Posted by: Greg Smith | February 11, 2009 at 03:25 PM
Thats exactly what I was thinking about Greg
Posted by: Ben Mordecai | February 11, 2009 at 07:09 PM
back in the day of the Anderson Lawsuit, I remember certain people in leadership trying to us 1 Cor. 6:1-11 to shame the litigants into silence. someone with more time to research this should look into old presidential letters and synodical convention reports from that era.
gotta love situational ethics
Posted by: Leistico | February 12, 2009 at 08:20 AM
Tod Wilken might just analyze the "Blue Ribbon restructuring" one of these days... and people might find out they are being railroaded just like the average ALC congregation was when the e*ca was formed.
[Those who wanted to get out found that they no longer owned their church property; the district did.]
Jerry was reported to have contemplated the value of the church property in synod some years ago.
He's borrowed about all he can, everywhere else, and he's hired yet another set of consultants who will want to be paid.
If he thinks that putting Issues Etc. down will bring some money back to lcms inc., he's delusional.
Posted by: Helen | February 17, 2009 at 02:44 PM