When defending a biblical doctrine or practice, have you ever been accused of not caring for the lost?

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In the Wittenburg Trail feature, Jeremy Lamont recounts his slow and sometimes painful path

out of Mormonism to the Lutheran Confession.

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Everyone has a sibling child of God.

I believe in the rainbow spirit, who shatters our image of one white light

and refract it into a rainbow of gorgeous diversity.

I believe in the church of everyday saints, as numerous, creative, and resilient,

as patches on the east quilt, whose feet are grounded in mud,

and whose eyes gaze at the stars and wonder.

I believe in the calling to each of us that love is love is love,

so the love that let us love.

I believe, glorious God, help my unbelief, Amen.

That's all in a hell-gun and the congregation of Edina,

community, Lutheran church, and Minnesota reciting the sparkle creed.

It didn't originate with them, but now due to social media,

they become famous or infamous for their sparkle creed.

Do those who confess this creed even believe it,

or is it simply a rather silly attempt to weaponize, politicize,

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