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LCMS 2026 Convention Workbook: Reports and Overtures, PDF page 348

2026 Convention Workbook
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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 
W
HEREAS, 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 
W
HEREAS, 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 
W
HEREAS, 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 
W
HEREAS, 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 “W hite 
society”; and 
W
HEREAS, 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, an d acknowledging that these teachings violate the Fifth 
Commandment; and be it further 
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 
W
HEREAS, 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 
W
HEREAS, 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