November 21 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the outstanding Milton Township Republican Central Committee meeting Wednesday evening, November 20, 2019, at the Holiday Inn in Carol Stream included Almiron, Corrigan, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Holder, R. Jorgensen, Keller, Kinzler, LeVan, Mack, McCluskey, McGowen, Monino, Muehlfelt, Nathwani, Pcolinski, Santucci, Tatro, Veenstra, and Whelan. Many of the aforesaid spoke including Almiron, Elliott, Falbo, Felice, Grant, Grogan, Holder, Keller, Kinzler, Mack, McCluskey, Pcolinski, Veenstra, and Whelan. Other meeting attendees included Anderson, Baker, Bohn, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Dangelo, Fitzgerald, A. Jorgensen, Lofgren, Ryan, Shaw, and Smith. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— The challenge to cut Chicago’s 30-year life expectancy gap in half by 2030 (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago. Therefore, Democrats caused the life expectancy gap.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/the-challenge-to-cut-chicagos-30-year-life-expectancy-gap-in-half-by-2030/5710399/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— No short-term fix for challenges in California pot market – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-california-pot-market-challenges-fix-20191120-z5xbvwokzbchtewjdgqjwqwaua-story.html
— For trans activists, recent setbacks temper long-term hopes – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-us–transgender-rights-20191119-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— OK, boomers aren’t the enemy – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) because they want to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) because they want to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20191120/editorial-ok-boomers-arent-the-enemy
— Author whose Dist. 200 invitation was rescinded speaks in Glen Ellyn about LGBTQ issues – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send a child to a public school, is to encourage that child to be a LGBTQer.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191120/author-whose-dist-200-invitation-was-rescinded-speaks-in-glen-ellyn-about-lgbtq-issues

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— TV ads thanks Davis for opposing impeachment – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20191120/bernard-schoenburg-tv-ads-thanks-davis-for-opposing-impeachment

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign continues above-average score on LGBTQ equality index – Julie Wurth (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Champaign officially banish individuals, organizations, and companies that do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/politics/champaign-continues-above-average-score-on-lgbtq-equality-index/article_5f0bfb1e-9b29-52ce-bdba-0ae78ddd6e60.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— What pension consolidation means for local municipalities Pension consolidation bill passes in Springfield, awaits Pritzker’s pen – KELSEY RETTKE
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/11/19/what-pension-consolidation-means-for-local-municipalities/av0xpvh/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bloomberg spending $15M-$20M to register half million voters – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/bloomberg-spending-15m-20m-to-register-half-million-voters/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Survey Finds Illinoisans Divided On Trust, With Consequences For Democracy – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want Illinoisans to trust me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. According to them, all government and political news and commentary is fake except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who disapprove of my demographics. I would focus on those who have slandered me.) 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/survey-finds-illinoisans-divided-trust-consequences-democracy#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Federal lawmakers move on bill to decriminalize cannabis – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: To push pot on a person is to destroy that person. To push pot on a country is to destroy that country.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/federal-lawmakers-move-on-bill-to-decriminalize-cannabis/article_a45b08a4-0bca-11ea-a666-a787bfb30e63.html
— Pundits (Proft and Martire) argue about whether higher taxes will push more people out of Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who work the hardest to drive individuals, organizations, and companies out of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pundits-argue-about-whether-higher-taxes-will-push-more-people/article_de7cc05c-0be5-11ea-9d08-5b87960e1c12.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants to change Illinois’ negative narrative – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gov-j-b-pritzker-wants-to-changes-illinois-negative-narrative/article_2b479030-0bad-11ea-b286-5b1380db1f36.html

WIRE POINTS
— Pritzker’s Latest Pension Flimflam And Contradictions With Illinois Bond Documents – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-latest-pension-flimflam-and-contrasts-with-illinois-bond-documents/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Reasons why I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out include my not having debts, children, or pets. Additional reasons include my having a $53,316/year Civil Service Retirement System pension, $2,118/year Social Security, and an approximate $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy.)
https://capitolfax.com/2019/11/21/open-thread-58/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden says he’s most feared foe: ‘Trump doesn’t want me to be the nominee’ – Seth McLaughlin and David Sherfinski 
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/joe-biden-democratic-debate-donald-trump-doesnt-wa/
— Elizabeth Warren says she might tear down border wall sections – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/nov/20/elizabeth-warren-might-tear-down-trump-border-wall/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats mock Biden on drugs and race – Emily Larsen
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-mock-biden-on-drugs-and-race
— Census: Number of ‘majority Hispanic’ US counties doubles – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Hispanics that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats count on using Hispanics to get rid of Republicans once and for all. What do Hispanics have to say about that?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/census-number-of-majority-hispanic-us-counties-doubles

BREITBART
— Poll: Pro-Mass Immigration 2020 Candidates Turn Off Majority of Voters – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/11/20/poll-pro-mass-immigration-2020-candidates-turn-off-majority-of-voters/
— A Night of Softball Questions at the MSNBC-Washington Post Debate – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/11/21/nolte-a-night-of-softball-questions-at-the-msnbc-washington-post-debate/

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s What Moderators Did Not Ask Candidates About During The Fifth Democratic Debate – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/21/democratic-debate-moderators-did-not-ask/
— Joe Biden: I Came ‘Out Of A Black Community’ – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist. They stress that I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. They stress the lack of minorities in Crete when I lived there during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. In my defense, I stress that I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972. I stress that as a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I worked for, worked with, and supervised more minorities than any of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes.) 
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/20/biden-black-community-election-debate/
— Buttigieg’s Biggest Boondoggle: An Army Of Federally Funded Leftist Activists? – JAMES BOVARD
https://dailycaller.com/2019/11/20/buttigieg-federally-funded-leftist-activists/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Pro-Trans Advertising Doesn’t Reflect Most of America – Nicole Russell 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/11/20/pro-trans-advertising-doesnt-reflect-most-of-america/

FEDERALIST
— Elizabeth Warren Vows To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Tear Down Border Wall – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/20/elizabeth-warren-vows-to-use-taxpayer-dollars-to-tear-down-border-wall/
— If Democrats Were Held To Their Own Standards, Their Debates Couldn’t Be At Tyler Perry Studios – Chrissy Clark
https://thefederalist.com/2019/11/20/if-democrats-were-held-to-their-own-standards-their-debates-couldnt-be-at-tyler-perry-studios/

NEWSMAX
— Kerik to Newsmax TV: Hold Employers of Illegals ‘Accountable’ (DIERSEN: Are you an employee? If so, how many of your coworkers are illegals?)
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/apnewsalert/2019/11/20/id/928001/

TOWNHALL
— Another ‘DREAMer’ Arrested For Human Smuggling – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2019/11/20/another-dreamer-arrested-for-human-smuggling-n2556808

FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
— Chick-fil-A Orders Values to Go – Tony Perkins
https://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WA19K33&f=WU19K08

EPOCH TIMES
— Congress Should Hire More Staff, Task Force Says – MARK TAPSCOTT (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency a) was almost always under hiring and promotion freezes and b) shrank in either absolute or relative terms.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/congress-should-hire-more-staff-task-force-says_3152598.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Congress today is overwhelmed,” TFPCR stated. That’s due to “decades of self-imposed disinvestment in expertise and staffing.” “Congress today employs fewer staff aides than it did in the 1980s and early 1990s. Declines in staffing have been largest on committee staffs and at support agencies such as the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’s principal repositories of policy expertise,” the report stated. “Given the complexity and size of the national government—and the informational resources held by the executive branch and interest groups—members of Congress simply require [more] extensive staff support in order to perform their jobs.”)

NOQ REPORTS
— AOC says Stephen Miller ‘weaponizes’ being Jewish to promote white nationalism – Michio Hasai 
https://noqreport.com/2019/11/20/aoc-says-stephen-miller-weaponizes-jewish-promote-white-nationalism/

THE HILL
— ACLU sues DHS for allegedly tracking, interrogating reporters – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have had the most success since 2000 in promoting hatred against me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/471414-aclu-sues-dhs-for-allegedly-tracking-and-interrogating-reporters

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Buttigieg takes hits on issue of experience (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your work experience the most? I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year. I would focus on those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience to U.S. Senators including Peter Fitzgerald, Congressmen including Dennis Hastert, Henry Hyde, Randy Hultgren, and Peter Roskam, and candidates for those offices.) 
http://www.startribune.com/the-latest-buttigieg-s-rise-makes-him-a-target-in-debate/565254022/

UPI
— ACLU sues Trump administration for tracking, interrogating journalists at border – Darryl Coote (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have had the most success since 2000 in promoting hatred against me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. I would focus on those in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.) 
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/11/21/ACLU-sues-Trump-administration-for-tracking-interrogating-journalists-at-border/7471574323111/

CNN
— Booker criticizes Biden’s opposition to legalizing marijuana: ‘I thought you might have been high’ – Kate Sullivan (DIERSEN: To push pot on a person is to destroy that person. To push pot on minorities and on women is to destroy minorities and women.)
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/21/politics/cory-booker-criticized-joe-biden-marijuana/index.html
— Democrats debate over who can build a coalition to win the presidential election – Maeve Reston (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party is a coalition of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.abc57.com/news/democrats-debate-over-who-can-build-coalition-to-win-presidential-election

ABC NEWS
— Democrats hone in on electability and unity at debate – RICK KLEIN and MARYALICE PARKS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are unified to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-hone-electability-unity-debate-analysis-044200985.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Electability Debate, Brought to You by the People Who Want to Be Elected – Matt Flegenheimer and Katie Glueck (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the less electable that you are, that is, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want to get rid of you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/us/politics/democratic-candidates-debate.html
— U.S. Bill Supporting Hong Kong Rights Heads to Trump’s Desk After winning House and Senate approval, the bill could complicate the administration’s already rocky talks with China to end the trade war. – David Yaffe-Bellany and Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/business/hong-kong-human-rights-act.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to curry favor with Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs, companies paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/style/diversity-consultants.html
— Google Hires Firm Known for Anti-Union Efforts After nearly two years of unrest, the company appears to be cracking down on employee activism. – Noam Scheiber and Daisuke Wakabayashi (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/20/technology/Google-union-consultant.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign, spending furiously to counter impeachment inquiry, assails Facebook over potential changes to political ad rules Limiting microtargeting would strike at a major Trump ad strategy – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Tony Romm
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/11/20/trump-campaign-assails-facebook-over-potential-changes-political-ad-rules/
— It looks like Republicans are trying to impeach the media — not Trump – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-looks-like-republicans-are-trying-to-impeach-the-media–not-trump/2019/11/20/36969cbc-0bd8-11ea-bd9d-c628fd48b3a0_story.html
— Jim Jordan used to torment GOP leadership. Now he’s leading them in defending Trump. – Ben Terris and Rachael Bade 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/jim-jordan-used-to-torment-gop-leadership-now-hes-leading-them-in-defending-trump/2019/11/21/b729047e-0b41-11ea-97ac-a7ccc8dd1ebc_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Depression and anxiety rates ‘alarmingly high’ among LGBTQ Southerners, survey says – SIMONE JASPER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/sns-tns-bc-med-depression-lgbtq-20191120-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Google to Restrict Political Ad Targeting on Its Platforms Advertisers will no longer be able to target political ads based on users’ interests inferred from browsing or search history – Patience Haggin (DIERSEN: What do you think Google tells politicians about you? I think that Google tells politicians that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), married, non-poor, homeowner, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, retired federal employee, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate vehicle owner, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-to-restrict-political-ad-targeting-on-its-platforms-11574293253
— Progressives Ambush the Salvation Army The group touts its efforts to help sexual minorities, but the left isn’t satisfied. – Nicole Ault
https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressives-ambush-the-salvation-army-11574294011

BUSINESS INSIDER
— In a political landscape dominated by class warfare, 2019 was the year movies ate the rich – Kevin O’Keeffe
https://www.businessinsider.sg/parasite-hustlers-extreme-wealth-politics-bernie-warren-2019-11/
— 7 careers you can resume after 5 or more years out of the workforce – Laura McCamy (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents stress about your resume? Mine hint/imply/argue/shout that my work experience, professional certifications, and professional license are stale. They stress that I have not worked for GAO since 1997 or for IRS since 1980. They stress that I am 71 now and that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree way back when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees way back when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications way back when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license way back when I was 32.) 
https://www.businessinsider.com/jobs-reenter-workforce-long-career-break-2019-10

BLOOMBERG
— Car Crashes in Pot-Legal States Have Soared
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-13/pot-legal-states-struggle-to-stem-rise-in-driving-while-stoned

PBS
— Why you shouldn’t say ‘OK boomer’ at work – Elizabeth C. Tippett (DIERSEN: You will be “put-down” if you are a federal employee who is Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-you-shouldnt-say-ok-boomer-at-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The phrase “OK boomer” has become a catch-all put-down that Generation Zers and young millennials have been using to dismiss retrograde arguments made by baby boomers, the generation of Americans who are currently 55 to 73 years old.)

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS ARRESTED AS ‘THOUSANDS’ OF STUDENTS RALLY AGAINST ANN COULTER SPEECH IN BERKELEY: ‘SHE’S A FASCIST’ – CHANTAL DA SILVA 
https://www.newsweek.com/protesters-arrested-thousands-students-rally-against-ann-coulter-speech-berkeley-shes-1473221

BEAST
— Trump, Zuckerberg, and Thiel Had Undisclosed White House Dinner Last Month – Anna Kaplan
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-mark-zuckerberg-and-peter-thiel-had-undisclosed-white-house-dinner-last-month

FED WEEK
— Smaller Agencies Rate Work Experience Higher (DIERSEN: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns your work experience the most? I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn my work experience the most. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $98,198-$127,654/year. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $82,579-$93,592/year. I would focus on those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my work experience to U.S. Senators including Peter Fitzgerald, Congressmen including Dennis Hastert, Henry Hyde, Randy Hultgren, and Peter Roskam, and candidates for those offices. GAO audits IRS. I would focus on my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my IRS work experience.) 
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/smaller-agencies-positive/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.