This is excellent news! The LCMS represents 2+ million people while many lobbyist groups represent only a handful.

I agree the BOC totally supports this action. I would assert that Luther himself lobbied the German Princes who then lobbied Emporer Charles V.

We have every right to insist the government leave us alone so we can preach the Scriptures and our Synodical conscience.

Each District should follow this lead and lobby the State Houses.

True, we cannot tell anyone how to vote but we can urge everyone to protect our freedom from governmental interference.

Please make reports to the Districts about the responses of all Senators and Representatives so we can all follow up with letters to our various leaders.

Please create online petitions to give our lobbyists something in hand.

Please flood the media with knowledge of our intentional presence with press releases we can download and send to every small newspaper in our areas.

And, finally, let us all know how to donate via PayPal or otherwise - lobbying dinners are not cheap.

Congratulations President Harrison!