How many times can Dr. Francisco riff on this same subject and never take us any further? The intellectual history of wokeism is of no use to our daily lives. What are we to DO? When DEI and wokeism invade our workplaces what are we to do? Are we to quit our jobs? Are we to play along? If we are to play along for the sake of a stable income, how do we resist being converted by the weight of the the cognitive dissonance we have to endure?

The entire focus of the leadership of LCMS seems focused on pointing out the false doctrine and sinfulness of wokeism without offering any training in what to do in response to it.

Yes, Dr. Francisco and other theologians need to study these false doctrines for their own understanding, but the purpose of studying such things is to be able to teach their flocks how to resist them. Paul did not write repeated epistles warning about the depravity of the Roman Empire. He taught the church how to live in a fallen world. He wasn’t encouraging his flocks to feel good about themselves because at least they weren’t as sinful as Caligula.

We are playing the same game as the woke, trying to win by making the other side look stupid and capitalizing on a sense of elitism and self esteem.