u/NextGenLutheran

I have it on good authority that Prof Biermann was actually comfortably ahead of President Harrison going into yesterday evening, but then an unexpected midnight ballot dump pushed President Harrison across the finish line.

And because this is Reddit, I feel compelled to say that this is satire. God bless Pres Harrison in his final term and God bless Prof Biermann as he continues to be instrumental in forming pastors and church workers.

First, and most importantly, bonus points to anyone who recognizes where this (modified) quote comes from.

Second, I think it would be good for people to stop trying to pit Pastor Harrison and Pastor Biermann against each other, as though they're polar opposites and the fate of the synod will be determined by this vote. I think we're so used to our political elections being polarized that we've assumed the same about this church election. Harrison and Biermann aren't quite the Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man meme, but they're a lot closer to that than anything else.

If you listened to some on the "right" side of synod, you'd think that Biermann was leading the walkout and hadn't bothered to read our confessions. If you listened to some on the "left" side of synod, you'd think that Harrison is a monster who doesn't even understand what mission and evangelism mean. Both are laughably wrong.

This election cycle only shows just how blessed the LCMS truly is, that we would have so many good and faithful men willing to lead.