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Hello!
Because I am not pagan but Lutheran Im not celebrating Halloween but
Reformation Day. Thats the day when we commemorate the start of the so called
Reformation that began with Dr. Martin Luther nailing 95 theses against the
practice of indulgence to the door of the Schlosskirche in Wittenberg on October
31th anno 1517. (http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jojo/Luther/luther1.jpg)
After he did that he got some trouble with the Pope in Rome for His Holiness
didnt like too much what Luther sermonised against some essential usages to
encash money for the church. So Luther was labeled heretic and excommunicated
unless he recanted his scripts. Also the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire,
Charles V., catholic himself of course and in his capacity as Roman Emperor
protector of the Christendom, was not willing to let either the troups of
Süleyman the Magnificent nor some monk from Wittenberg to imperil the unity of
the Holy Catholic Church. So he aimed to simply impose the Ban of the Empire
against Luther. But Luthers own souvereign, Frederic the Wise, Elector of
Saxony, persuaded the emperor to give Luther the chance to defend himself before
any imperial verdict against him. Frederic even more wanted to obviate the
emperor to hand over Luther to the Inquisition because that was a byword for a
death sentence and because as a German it was Luthers right to be protected
against any tribunal outside of his own country. Furthermore the emperor had to
grant safe conduct to and from the trial. So Charles summoned Luther to the
Imperial Diet of Worms:
We are looking at the high hall, on the left we see the Emperor enthroned,
gatherd around him in two 1/4 arches are the Electors watching the trial (it
should be seven rather than six but that would have lead to unwanted asymmetry),
the hall is filled with several dignitaries from aristocracy, church and from
the imperial towns, along with some trial observers from reuters and the UN...
In the middle of the hall theres a table, laying on it Luthers books and
scripts laying that he is asked to recant. In front of the red carpet is
standing Johann Eck, the theologian who represents the emperor in the case, on
the other end of the desk we see Luther himself. He is declaring that he isnt
able to recant his scripts because they are based on Gods Word, so recanting
them means recanting the Holy Bible. On the other hand, if he was convinced by
Scripture or plain reason that he was wrong he would be the first to throuw his
flawed scripts into the fire.
Well, nobody was able to disprove his scripts so Luther did not recant. He
travelled back to Wittenberg and while he was on his journey the emperor imposed
the Ban of the Empire against him and outlawed him. So everybody was allowed to
kill him without threat of punishment.
I am Finished!
Bye
Jojo
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Hello!
Because I am not pagan but Lutheran Im not celebrating Halloween but
Reformation Day. Thats the day when we commemorate the start of the so
called Reformation that began with Dr. Martin Luther nailing 95 theses
against the practice of indulgence to the door of the Schlosskirche in
Wittenberg on October 31th anno 1517.
(http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jojo/Luther/luther1.jpg)
After he did that he got some trouble with the Pope in Rome for His Holiness
didnt like too much what Luther sermonised against some essential usages to
encash money for the church. So Luther was labeled heretic and
excommunicated unless he recanted his scripts. Also the emperor of the Holy
Roman Empire, Charles V., catholic himself of course and in his capacity as
Roman Emperor protector of the Christendom, was not willing to let either the
troups of Süleyman the Magnificent nor some monk from Wittenberg to imperil
the unity of the Holy Catholic Church. So he aimed to simply impose the Ban
of the Empire against Luther. But Luthers own souvereign, Frederic the Wise,
Elector of Saxony, persuaded the emperor to give Luther the chance to defend
himself before any imperial verdict against him. Frederic even more wanted to
obviate the emperor to hand over Luther to the Inquisition because that was a
byword for a death sentence and because as a German it was Luthers right to
be protected against any tribunal outside of his own country. Furthermore the
emperor had to grant safe conduct to and from the trial. So Charles summoned
Luther to the Imperial Diet of Worms:
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Beautiful work - Luther
throwing the
inkwell at the devil is great!
I think religious themes are underrepresented in Castle building, and Im glad
to see someone doing such great work in the area. Keep it up!
Marc Nelson Jr.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | WOW! Very nicely detailed, but not over done. Simple and grand.
I love the arches of the door that Luther is nailing his proclamation to. Also,
love those windows in the courtroom.
And, considering that a large majority of castles and churches and other grand
European medieval buildings were built out of religious reasons, I agree
(whoever said here in this thread, I forget) that there is a lack of Christian
architecture represented often in Lego castles. Although, there is also a lack
of historical representation too as it is much easier and sometimes funner to
build ones own fantasy ideas instead of adhering to the fine nuances of
architecture and history. I think they are connected. That being said, I think
you did an excellent job. And, what an interesting moment in time to pick!
Great job, excellent dedication to these scenes.
-Avery
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Hello!
Because I am not pagan but Lutheran Im not celebrating Halloween but
Reformation Day. Thats the day when we commemorate the start of the so
called Reformation that began with Dr. Martin Luther nailing 95 theses
against the practice of indulgence to the door of the Schlosskirche in
Wittenberg on October 31th anno 1517.
(http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/Jojo/Luther/luther1.jpg)
After he did that he got some trouble with the Pope in Rome for His Holiness
didnt like too much what Luther sermonised against some essential usages to
encash money for the church. So Luther was labeled heretic and
excommunicated unless he recanted his scripts. Also the emperor of the Holy
Roman Empire, Charles V., catholic himself of course and in his capacity as
Roman Emperor protector of the Christendom, was not willing to let either the
troups of Süleyman the Magnificent nor some monk from Wittenberg to imperil
the unity of the Holy Catholic Church. So he aimed to simply impose the Ban
of the Empire against Luther. But Luthers own souvereign, Frederic the Wise,
Elector of Saxony, persuaded the emperor to give Luther the chance to defend
himself before any imperial verdict against him. Frederic even more wanted to
obviate the emperor to hand over Luther to the Inquisition because that was a
byword for a death sentence and because as a German it was Luthers right to
be protected against any tribunal outside of his own country. Furthermore the
emperor had to grant safe conduct to and from the trial. So Charles summoned
Luther to the Imperial Diet of Worms:
We are looking at the high hall, on the left we see the Emperor enthroned,
gatherd around him in two 1/4 arches are the Electors watching the trial (it
should be seven rather than six but that would have lead to unwanted
asymmetry), the hall is filled with several dignitaries from aristocracy,
church and from the imperial towns, along with some trial observers from
reuters and the UN... In the middle of the hall theres a table, laying on it
Luthers books and scripts laying that he is asked to recant. In front of the
red carpet is standing Johann Eck, the theologian who represents the emperor
in the case, on the other end of the desk we see Luther himself. He is
declaring that he isnt able to recant his scripts because they are based on
Gods Word, so recanting them means recanting the Holy Bible. On the other
hand, if he was convinced by Scripture or plain reason that he was wrong he
would be the first to throuw his flawed scripts into the fire.
Well, nobody was able to disprove his scripts so Luther did not recant. He
travelled back to Wittenberg and while he was on his journey the emperor
imposed the Ban of the Empire against him and outlawed him. So everybody was
allowed to kill him without threat of punishment.
I am Finished!
Bye
Jojo
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Those models are fantastic! My church also celebrated reformation Sunday today.
It is quite rare for anyone in my family to enjoy LEGO MOCs nearly as much as I
do, but this model was the exception. I have posted about this on my blog
(Bulbous Blog), my brother has posted about it on
his blog (40 Bicycles) and Im sure all our
readers will really appreciate it. When my brother uploads the post, it will be
the very first time he has talked about Lego on his blog. Just the 95 thesis
model would have been excellent, but you made all the other models as well. A
fantastic group of models, I must say.
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