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LCMS Convention Workbook St. Louis, Missouri — 2026, Page 313

Scan: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
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LIFE TOGETHER
on Oct. 19, 2022, to tackle issues relevant to the Synod that, in their
judgment, the pastors and leadership of the Synod were not
addressing, leaving Mahler and Dumperth to function as the very
stones who must cry out because the clergy are silent (Luke 19:40);
and
WHEREAS, The issues on which the pastors and leadership of the
Synod are accused by the Stone Choir hosts of remaining silent
include: the ostensible necessity of the reintroduction of racial
segregation, the ostensible sinfulness of interracial marriage, the
ostensibly pernicious nature of the Jewish race today, and the
ostensibly fictitious nature of the Jewish Holocaust perpetrated by
the National Socialists during World War II; and
WHEREAS, None of the Stone Choir’s positions on these
aforementioned issues are taught in Holy Scripture, and indeed their
positions on these issues cause great offense to many Christians of
good will; and
WHEREAS, Stone Choir hosts Mahler and Dumperth are active on
X, and Stone Choir listeners are likely to be influenced not only by
what Mahler and Dumperth teach on the Stone Choir podcast, but
also by what they post on X; and
WHEREAS, On X, Mahler and Dumperth, among other offensive
behaviors, openly praise Adolf Hitler, call for the genocide or
deportation of Jews, Muslims, and Blacks from the United States,
and condemn as sin the practice of interracial marriage and
adoption, causing great offense to Christian consciences; and
WHEREAS, Through their activity on the Stone Choir podcast and
on X, Mahler and Dumperth have sought to associate confessional
Lutheranism with devotion to Adolf Hitler, opposition to the Jewish
race, and a desire for the segregation of Black people from “White
society”; and
WHEREAS, Mahler and Dumperth have publicly denounced
pastors of the Synod as either apostate or derelict, and on their
podcast and on X have attempted to turn their listeners against their
pastors; and
WHEREAS, Mahler is excommunicated and therefore under
discipline and Dumperth is no longer a member of a congregation
of the Synod and is therefore beyond the reach of church discipline,
yet both continue to challenge the doctrine and teaching of the
Synod; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention publicly condemn the
teachings of the Stone Choir podcast and its hosts, for the offense
they cause by their public devotion to Adolf Hitler, their stirring up
of antipathy toward our Jewish and Black neighbors, their
denunciation as sin of that which God has not called sin, and their
open hostility toward the pastors and leadership of the Synod; and
be it further
Resolved, That the laity of the Synod be warned against the Stone
Choir podcast and its hosts, and that the pastors of the Synod be
encouraged to admonish members of their congregations whose
approval of such racist and anti-Semitic beliefs has become known;
and be it further
Resolved, That pastors and teachers of the Synod be encouraged
to examine the teachings of the Stone Choir according to the norm
of Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions, demonstrating
from these clear and firm testimonies how the Stone Choir is in
error, and acknowledging that these teachings violate the Fifth
Commandment; and be it further

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Resolved, That pastors and teachers of the Synod be encouraged
to teach the truth of God’s Word that all human creatures of all
nations, tribes, languages, and peoples are made in God’s image and
redeemed by the death and resurrection of Jesus, and that pastors
and teachers would use Synod and district resources that promote
the same; and be it finally
Resolved, That the 2026 Synod convention condemn the
teachings of the Stone Choir podcast and its current hosts, and
admonish pastors and teachers who promote them or their beliefs.
Michigan District
Ov. 4-21

To Condemn Anti-Semitism
WHEREAS, Scripture declares that God “made from one man
every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth” (Acts
17:26), and that God “shows no partiality, but in every nation
anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him”
(Acts 10:34–35); and
WHEREAS, Jesus sends his church to declare the Gospel to all
nations (εἰς πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, Mark 13:10) and to make disciples of all
nations by baptizing and teaching them (Matt. 28:16–20), including
ethnic Jews; and
WHEREAS, In light of international political controversies,
especially related to the sad conflicts between Palestinians and Jews
in Gaza since October 7, 2023, there has been increased attention
on the Jewish people and their relationship to the land of Israel; and
WHEREAS, There is much confusion in churches today
concerning the role of Israel in prophecy and the end times,
especially as it relates to the necessity of the conversion of the Jews
and the exclusivity of justification by faith in Christ; and
WHEREAS, There has been a similar rise in anti-Semitism within
many political movements and online conversations in recent years,
some more explicitly Christian than others; and
WHEREAS, Certain writings of Martin Luther have been cited in
support of anti-Semitism, which has misled some into believing
Lutheranism itself is anti-Semitic; and
WHEREAS, The Synod in convention has clearly denounced
racism of all sorts (2023 Res. 11-02A; 2019 Res. 11-04A; 1992 Res.
3-03; 1981 Res. 8-07), but specifically anti-Semitism, stating that
“we condemn any and all discrimination against others on account
of race or religion” and “disassociate ourselves from Luther’s
negative statements about the Jewish people” (1983 Res. 3-09, “To
Clarify Position on Anti-Semitism”); therefore be it
Resolved, That the Synod in convention reaffirm its opposition
to racism of any sort, and to anti-Semitism as a particular kind of
racism; and be it further
Resolved, That the Synod confess that salvation comes solely to
those who are justified by faith and confess Jesus as Lord; and be it
finally
Resolved, That the Synod direct responsible entities, such as the
Commission on Theology and Church Relations, Concordia
Publishing House, the seminaries, among others, to provide
resources to better explain the relationship between the Church and
modern-day Israel.
Board of Directors, Minnesota South District;
Circuit 2 (St. Paul Metro), Minnesota South District;
Circuit 9 (Decatur), Indiana District
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