Mayflower

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Philip E Jenks
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About Philip E Jenks

Philip, a synodical deacon in the ELCA Metropolitan New York synod, is a retired communicator for American Baptist Churches USA, the U.S. Conference for the World Council of Churches, the U.S. National Council of Churches, and two Philadelphia area daily newspapers. He and his spouse, the Rev. Dr. Martha M. Cruz, are the parents of six adults and are members of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rye Brook, N.Y. They live in Port Chester, N.Y.
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  1. Frank Vee's avatar Frank Vee says:
    September 16, 2026 at 2:58 pm

    Before pointing fingers, judging others, or pointing out the speck in another’s eye, you ought to first examine thyself and your denomination,

    In the 16th century, In the 16th century, Lutherans supported the imprisonment, exile and execution of Anabaptists.

    Your own denomination recognized this in November 2006 when The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) formally apologized in for the historic persecution of 16th-century Anabaptists by early Lutheran reformers.

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