Confessional Lutherans believe that this is a vital part of their identity as Lutherans.

Some Confessional Lutherans maintain that this distinguishes them from other (" mainline ") Lutheran bodies and Lutherans, who, they believe, hold to a quatenus subscription.

Although he was a national conservative and initially a supporter of Adolf Hitler, he became one of the founders of the Confessional Church, which opposed the nazification of German Protestant churches.

Private confession is also envisaged by the canon law of the Church of England, which contains the following, intended to safeguard the Seal of the Confessional:

In 1993 the ELS and WELS, working with a number of other Lutheran synods around the world — some of which had been founded through mission work by both synods — founded a new fellowship organization which is the theological successor of the Synodical Conference: the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ( CELC ).

Höss began turning against religion in his early teens, after an episode in which, he said, his own priest broke the Seal of the Confessional by telling his father about an event at school that Höss had described during confession.

John Berryman ( 1914 – 1972 ) and Robert Lowell ( 1917 – 1977 ) were the leading lights in what was to become known as the Confessional movement, which was to have a strong influence on later poets like Sylvia Plath ( 1932 – 1963 ) and Anne Sexton ( 1928 – 1974 ).

Its title, An Attempt at Exorcism, touches on the essentially personal nature of Brock's work, the frankness of which connects him to the Confessional Movement which at that time was in the ascendancy in the United States.

The band re-emerged two years later, on March 16, 2004 with their second album A Snow Capped Romance which was produced by James Paul Wisner ( who also produced albums for bands like Dashboard Confessional and As Friends Rust ).

In 1993, the ELS and WELS working with a number of other worldwide Lutheran churches, some of which had been founded through mission work by both synods, founded the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ( CELC )...

Many Confessional Lutherans rejected the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification which was backed by more moderate groups.

ELIM, along with Seminex, opposed the Confessional Lutheran doctrine of Sola Scriptura ( by scripture alone ), which states that all doctrine is derived from the Holy Scriptures, and Biblical innerrancy.

Among these are the Church of the Lutheran Confession, mentioned above, and the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference which was formed in 1993 by the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod and twenty other international church bodies.

The only thing of the 20th century there is a " Confessional Room ", which is a small room with a video camera where they say what they feel about the lifestyle.

The Evangelical Lutheran Free Church is in fellowship with the members of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference, all of which meet this requirement.

CLC differs on some doctrinal points from the Lutheran Confessional Church ( LBK ), which is the largest of the independent confessional Lutheran churches in Sweden.

The suite, which is now called " The Real World Suite ", is the one former Real World residence that not only overall remains in the condition in which it was used for filming ( minor changes have been made, such as the addition of doors for the bedrooms, TV's and the removal of the Confessional ), but in which the public can potentially reside.

Berryman's poetry, which often revolved around the sordid details of his personal problems ( in The Dream Songs but also in his other books as well ) is closely associated with the Confessional poetry movement.

The only room not to be repainted was the room that was renovated into the Confessional room, which was painted blue with white clouds for the filming of the series.

Fraser McLuskey, as he was known, spent several months on a travel scholarship where he became interested in the Confessional Church, which was made up of those opposed to Adolf Hitler and to Nazi attempts to exercise control over the National Protestant Church.

Confessional Lutheranism rejects Apostolic succession, stating that that there's no evidence the Popes have historic succession from Peter other than their own claim that it is so.

The sweeping rejection includes some denominations of Lutherans: Confessional Lutherans hold that the pope is the Antichrist, stating that this article of faith is part of a quia rather than quatenus subscription to the Book of Concord.

* Fanboy Confessional is a Space Channel documentary series that featured an episode on cosplay and cosplayers from the perspective of an insider.

Some mainstream Protestant denominations have since rejected this teaching, but it is still part of the confession of faith of some Protestant churches, such as those within Confessional Lutheranism.

" In the Lutheran Church, the pastor is bound by the Seal of the Confessional ( similar to the Roman Catholic tradition ).

The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ( WELS ) is a North American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity.

WELS is in fellowship with the Evangelical Lutheran Synod ( ELS ), a smaller denomination based in south-central Minnesota, and is a member of the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ( CELC ), a worldwide organization of Lutheran church bodies.

Usually associated with what has become known as the new wave of popular alternative music is Chris Carrabba and his band, Dashboard Confessional from Boca Raton.

Dashboard Confessional ( often referred to as simply Dashboard ) is an American acoustic band from Boca Raton, Florida, led by singer-songwriter Chris Carrabba.

“ Believing that the Church is constantly in need of a sound ministry, committed to the Bible and the Confessional Standards of the Church, Greenville Seminary is dedicated to the following distinctive principles:

On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods.

The or NRK ( based on its Romaji initials ) is a Confessional Lutheran denomination in Japan.

For the upcoming album, the band has enlisted the help of legendary British rock producer Gil Norton, who is best known for his work with the Foo Fighters, The Pixies, Counting Crows, Echo and the Bunnymen, Jimmy Eat World and Dashboard Confessional.

A fourth book in the series, Corleone ( 1897 ), was the first major treatment of the Mafia in literature, and used the now-familiar but then-original device of a priest unable to testify to a crime because of the Seal of the Confessional ; the novel is not one of his major works, having failed to live up to the standard set by the books earlier in the series.

" Vindicated " is a song by Dashboard Confessional released on the 2004 soundtrack for the film Spider-Man 2 as well as on Dashboard Confessional's 2006 album, Dusk and Summer, as a bonus track on some pressings and on deluxe edition versions.

The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference ( CELC ) is the successor to the Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America except that it is international in scope rather than restricted to North America.

Confessional Lutheran is a name used by Lutheran Christians to designate themselves as those who accept the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 ( the Lutheran " confessional " documents ) in their entirety as completely faithful ( quia ) to the teachings of the Bible.

While most Lutheran denominations find the basis of their faith in the Book of Concord, " Confessional Lutherans " maintain that faithfulness to it requires attention to how that faith is actually being preached, taught, and put into practice.

Other confessional Lutherans include the Church of the Lutheran Confession ( CLC ), the American Association of Lutheran Churches ( AALC ), the Concordia Lutheran Conference, the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America ( ELDoNA ), member congregations of the Protes ' tant Conference, member congregations of the Orthodox Lutheran Confessional Conference of Independent Congregations ( OLCC ), member congregations of the United Lutheran Mission Association ( ULMA ) and Evangelical Lutheran Conference & Ministerium of North America ( ELCM ) ( all of North America ).

In the Roman Catholic Church, the Seal of Confession ( or of the Confessional ) is the absolute duty of priests not to disclose anything that they learn from penitents during the course of the Sacrament of Penance.

Being a Reformed Church, it holds to the Calvinistic system of Biblical truth and receives the Westminster Confession of Faith as it Confessional standard, with a few stated amendments.