The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, having received more than 50% of the votes cast, is the president-elect of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) for a sixth term of office, 2026–2029.

In the 3rd round on online balloting

Harrison was voted president-elect with 2,524 votes (50.1%);

The Rev. Dr. Joel D. Biermann received 2,414 votes (47.9%); and

The Rev. Benjamin T. Ball received 100 votes (2.0%).

#Lutherans #LCMS #MissouriSynod #Religion

"Parents of a 2-year-old girl involved in a drowning incident on Memorial Day have sued to stop Texas Children’s Hospital from testing if she’s brain dead, testing a new strategy in Texas’ “right to life” movement aimed at giving people as much access to life-supporting services as possible."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/22/texas-childrens-hospital-brain-death-testing-annelise-camp/

#healthcare #hospitals #BrainDeath #BrainDead #bioethics #Texas #ChildrensHealth #religion #courts

Why Are There So Many Religions?
If one truth governs existence, why are there so many religions? That question has followed humanity for centuries because it touches something deeper than doctrine.
#GOD #PHILOSOPHY #RELIGION #UNIVERSERELIGION

https://univ.re/mT4lG9W

And speaking of that wholesome, compassionate, inclusive, kind, and gentle #Christian love we keep hearing about.

> Christian judges in Texas are demanding the right not to marry same-sex couples. They’re winning. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/christian-judges-in-texas-are-demanding-the-right-not-to-marry-same-couples-theyre-winning/

#TexasFriendly #religion #bigotry #discrimination #LGBTQ #CivilRights