Talk:C. F. W. Walther

Walther and slavery in America
Walther did not advocate slavery nor did he advocate emancipation during that part of the pre-Civil War era that he lived in America (1839-1860). Walther was not a slave holder in Missouri, which was a "slave state" from 1820-1865. Walther opposed the Abolitionists' insistence that slavery was forbidden in the Bible. Walther wanted to set the record straight on what the Bible actually taught concerning slavery. No doubt there were some persons in America who used what Walther wrote on this subject in order to bolster their support of the continuance of slavery; however, this was beyond Walther's intent in presenting what he believed to be biblical doctrine on the subject. Walther opposed the misuse of the Bible by anyone, Abolitionists and advocates of slavery alike. drboisclair 08:01, 9 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Not just Walther, but few -- if any -- of the Saxon immigrants were slave holders; they worked their land themselves, and many served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The book Zion on the Mississippi also remarks how disgusted they were upon seeing slaves being traded. Tcschenks 15:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Walther League
This organization should be its own topic not a redirect to the man it is named after. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.175.85 (talk) 18:27, 15 September 2012 (UTC)

Church Founded?
On the presidents box on the bottom of the page that shows lengths of terms, etc. it states "Church Founded". The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod is not a church. It is a collection of churches, and it is part of the overall Evangelical Lutheran Church (which doesn't exist as a political entity, hence the affixation Missouri Synod). This should be "Synod Founded", not "Church Founded". 199.229.240.254 (talk) 10:19, 10 February 2014 (UTC)


 * I've made the change because certainly at the time of its founding the Missouri Synod was seen as a synod rather than a church in itself. Indyguy (talk) 17:27, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

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