‘Intersection’
LCMS district presidents, guests and dignitaries filed into the movie theater and awaited the screening with anticipation.
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MISSOURI—District presidents of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod, dignitaries, LHM staff and guests attended the special red-carpet preview of The Intersection of Church & State, Sept. 17. The special is a new program launched on September 30 on FOX Business Channel at 5 p.m., Eastern Time. The one-hour program aired as paid programming on the cable network. Promoted as a television special with fresh insights into the historic boundaries between religion and government in the United States, its release was well-timed as the final weeks of campaign rhetoric filled the minds of citizens in this Presidential election year. Site for the preview was B&B Theatre 10 in Wildwood, Mo., a suburb of the greater St. Louis area. Included among attendees was Rev. Gregory Seltz, Speaker for The Lutheran Hour, who was host for the television special. Also attending were constitutional expert, attorney and author Tad Armstrong, plus Linda Hartke, president and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, an organization advocating for migrants and refugees. Comments by Armstrong and Hartke were featured in the production. It was announced at the screening that the LHM Men’s NetWork would complement the special with a companion Bible study released on Oct. 1, in an effort in Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church. Rev. Dr. Mark Larson spoke to the audience before and after the screening. He made several introductions and explained the nuances of the program. Larson directs the U.S. Ministries Division of LHM. Executive Director Bruce Wurdeman was on hand and offered a toast at the reception before the screening.
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Numerous points are brought out in the production. Attendees discovered that there is a stanza of the National Anthem that is seldom sung. The stanza appeared on screen and highlighted man’s trust in God.
For details about the special, go to www.intersectionofchurchandstate.com.
s Rev. Gregory Seltz hosts the program. Here he spoke from Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
s As attendees viewed the huge s In the production, Attorney Tad Armstrong offers several observations as Christian advocate for the proper understanding of church and state.
screen, LCMS President Matt Harrison shared thoughts on the subject of church and state relations.
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