The Episcopal Church places Martin Luther on their Liturgical Calender (Feb. 18). Here's a web page noting what those in the Episcopal Church are to pray on that day:
O God, our refuge and our strength, who didst raise up thy servant Martin Luther to reform and renew thy Church in the light of thy word: Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may boldly proclaim the riches of thy grace, which thou hast made known in Jesus Christ our Savior, who, with thee and the Holy Spirit, liveth and reigneth, one God, now and for ever.Calvin also makes it on the calender, as does Loyola, Newman, and Barth.
Not-So-Saint Luther
Contrarily, here's the flip side, a website entitled, List of Most Evil People of the Last 2000 Years. Luther makes this list, as does John Calvin and Loyola. Barth and Newman though failed to make the list.
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Where on earth did you find "one-evil.org"? You obviously have too much free time..:)
I was searching for the Episcopal liturgical calender, and that was one of the hits than came up!
It's not surprising that Mr. Luther would countinue to evoke such strong and opposing sentiments. Martin's religious reformation heralded a secular revolution – the end of feudalism, the triumph of capitalism, the resurgence of education and, eventually, the swelling tide of democracy.
But by failing to throw off the shackles of Nicaea, to accept and celebrate diverse interpretations of Jesus message, monk Luther ultimately failed to complete the reformation he started?
http://www.jesustheheresy.com/martinlut.html
You forgot that also on that list is the apostle Paul, which they claim was also Barrabas.
But looking over that site and its founder's site as well, it's like someone was watching The DaVinci Code while on acid.
But by failing to throw off the shackles of Nicaea, to accept and celebrate diverse interpretations of Jesus message, monk Luther ultimately failed to complete the reformation he started?
No thank you.
You forgot that also on that list is the apostle Paul, which they claim was also Barrabas.
Hmmm... simply offering a few highlights from a website is not forgetting.
I would be honored to be on any list that the Apostle Paul and Luther were on.
As it is, I am incapable of carrying their cleats.
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