re: #61 Ghost of Tom Joad

The pastor did this under orders from on high: (quote from linked article)

Earlier this month, the president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Pastor Matthew Harrison, wrote a letter to church members saying he had requested an apology from Morris for his participation in ‘joint worship with other religions’.

Emphasis added. Missouri synod make a big difference here. I went to that article expecting to find that information.