Deaths
Bernsdorff, the Rev. Karl G., 65 (on disability leave), Lancaster, SC; Aug. 7. Calls: Faith, West Columbia; Reformation, Lancaster; both SC.
Bramer, the Rev. James R., 71, Hughesville, PA; Aug. 6. Calls: St. John, Addison; St. Paul & Trinity, Confluence; St. Paul, Milroy; Christ, Johnstown; St. John, Richfield; St. John, Mt. Pleasant Mills; St. John, Unityville; St. Paul, Millville; Good Shepherd, Liverpool, all PA.
Garrett, the Rev. R. Raymond, 93, Springfield, OH; Aug. 5. Calls: Jerusalem, Roseville; Trinity, Springfield, both OH.
Hoyer, the Rev. Wilson R., 81, Lebanon, PA; Aug. 28. Calls: Emmanuel,Yelm, WA; St. John, Auburn; St. Paul, Adamstown; Holy Trinity, Lebanon, all PA.
Laine, the Rev. Iris R., 89, Boca Raton, FL; Aug. 14. Call: Ascension, Boynton Beach, FL.
Loucks, the Rev. Robert H., 83, Allentown, PA; Aug. 25. Calls: St. Stephen, South Plainfield; Faith, Hillsborough; Nativity, East Brunswick, all NJ; Trinity, Topton, PA.
Mayer, the Rev. George E., 71, Great Barrington, MA; July 29. Calls: St. Mark, Baldwinsville; dir., Vanderkamp (retreat center/camp), Cleveland, both NY; Hothorpe Hall (conference center), Theddingworth, Leicestershire, Eng- land; Pilgrim, Scarborough; Christ, Waterloo, both ON, Canada; Trinity, Great Barrington, MA; Ascension, South Burlington, VT.
Moyer, the Rev. Frank S. III, 84, Rockford, IL; July 30. Calls: chaplain, Nebraska Lutheran Social Services & dir., clinical pastoral service, Univer- sity of Nebraska College of Medicine and Hospital, Omaha, NE; dir., pastoral services, Rockford Memorial Hospital, Rockford.
Petersen, the Rev. Paul I., 74, Lincoln, NE; Aug. 24. Calls: dir., Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp & Trinity, Fort Collins, CO; Christ & Luther Memorial, Syra- cuse; Grace, Lexington; St. John, Cozad; First, Avoca, all NE.
Popp, the Rev. Harold, 84, Cape Coral, FL; Aug. 24. Calls: campus pastor, Wisconsin State College, Eau Claire, WI; St. Luke, Baltimore; Grace, Clear- water; Messiah, North Fort Myers, both FL; Evangelical, Trieste, Italy.
Riley, the Rev. David T., 87, Columbus, OH; Aug. 6. Calls: Trinity Lutheran Mission, Vermilion; Christ, Cuyahoga Falls; Holy Trinity, Columbus; chaplain, Franklin County Jail, Columbus; Emmanuel, Lancaster, all OH.
Robinson, the Rev. Theodore K., 78, Beatrice, NE; Aug. 9. Calls: First, Orland, CA; Faith, Osborne, KS; Trinity, Fowler, CO; American, Ashland; Beth- any, Minden; Trinity, Cordova, all NE.
Sanford, Bonnie Rhyne (AIM), 73, Winston-Salem, NC; Aug. 21. Calls: Christian educator, Martin Luther, Charleston, SC; Reformation, Philadel- phia; Christ, Oreland, both PA; Holy Trinity, Charlotte; St. John, Cherryville; St. John, Statesville; St. Andrew, Hickory; Shelby Presbyterian, Shelby, all NC.
Saylor, the Rev. Donald R., 87, Perrysville, OH; Aug. 5. Calls: St. Martin, Austin, TX; St. Luke, Columbus; Mt. Zion, Lucas, all OH.
Schultz, the Rev. George D., 92, Bandera, TX; Aug. 2. Calls: First, Clear Lake, WI; Redeemer, South Holland, IL.
Score, the Rev. Severt O., 85, St. Cloud, MN; July 26. Calls: Zion, Leroy; Aarnes, Kandahar; Moe, Margo; Trinity, Esk; New Kronsfield, Golden Prairie, all SK, Canada; Good Hope, Schuler; Bethlehem, Hilda, both AB, Canada; Bethany, McLeod; Zion, Leonard; Viking, Windmere; Gustavus Adolphus, Adams, all ND; West Prairie, Hauge; Franklin & Zion, Viroqua; Our Redeemer & Vang, Fairdale, all WI; Maple Hill, Pine River; Swan Valley, Leader; Bethel, Cloquet, all MN.
Severson, the Rev. Donald J., 84, Lindstrom, MN; July 18. Calls: Pleasant & Vienna, Vienna, SD; Christ, Glencoe; Bergen, Lester Prairie; Good Shepherd,
Lake Wilson; dir., pastoral care for alcohol treatment, St. Mary’s, Minneapo- lis; chaplain, Five County Mental Health Center, Braham; chemical depen- decy specialist & family program professional, Hazelden, Center City, all MN.
Thurau, the Rev. Robert H., 96, Franklin, PA; Aug. 18. Calls: St. Mark, Jea- nette; St. John, Kittaning, both PA. He was a frequent contributor to The Lutheran, Lutheran Partners and other devotional booklets.
Tidemann, the Rev. Paul A., 77, St. Paul, MN; July 26. Calls: All Saints, Mason, MI; Resurrection, Niles, IL; missionary to Guyana, South America; Holy Trinity, Minneapolis; St. Paul-Reformation, St. Paul, both MN.
Wilson-Garrison, the Rev. James E., 85, Albany, NY; July 22. Calls: First English, Dayton; St. Mark, Fremont, both OH; St. Paul, Allentown, PA; St. Peter, Warren; campus pastor, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, both MI.
Wright, the Rev. George J. Jr., 86, Huntsville, AL; Aug. 21. Calls: St. Paul, Casco Township, MI; St. John, Greenville; St. John, Columbus; Grace, Cen- terburg; Redeemer, Elyria, all OH.
Witte, the Rev. Marvin L., 93, Rochester, MN; July 29. Calls: Chatfield, Chat- field; Root Prairie, Fountain; Little Cedar & Marshall, Adams; Grace, Detroit Lakes; Trinity, Moorhead, all MN; Our Savior, Callender, IA.
Report: Worst countries for religious freedom
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fter three years of not doing so, the State Department in July announced its religious freedom report and its list of the world’s worst offenders.
The list of “countries of particular concern” (CPC) had
remained unchanged since 2006. It hasn’t been formally issued by the State Department since 2011 when Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan were cited. In April, the U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom (USCIRF ) recommended that the list be doubled to include Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Nigeria and Egypt. Turkmenistan was the only addition to this year’s CPC list, bringing the total to nine countries. The State Department and the independent USCIRF have
often been at odds on who makes the list of worst offenders. In a statement, USCIRF noted the “disappointing omission” of Pakistan in particular. “Pakistan represents the worst situ- ation in the world for religious freedom for countries not currently designated by the U.S. government as CPCs,” said USCIRF chair Katrina Lantos Swett. Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK reported that
since 1984, 244 Ahmadis have been murdered in Pakistan because of their faith. Ahmadi Muslims are considered her- etics in Pakistan, and it is a criminal offense for them to identify as Muslim. Those who do may be subject to harsh anti-blasphemy laws, which include the death penalty among other punishments.
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