The Lutheran Witness magazine (published by The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod), a fellow pastor wrote: “Lutherans champion the separation of church and state. We don’t want the government telling us what to believe, teach, and confess. We want God’s Word alone to do that. We don’t want the government to force us into a position that violates our conscience before the Word of God. Neither do we want the church running the country. Our Lord’s kingdom is not of this world. A theocracy (a government run by the church) is not biblical.” I share these words with you not ...