Lutheran Pastor John Eidsmoe has been linked to a racist movement in the United States, the neo-Confederacy movement.

A Presbyterian pastor linked to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) via various aligned or affiliated organizations also has a history of associations with the neo-Confederate movement, including speaking dates for prominent neo-Confederate groups, and public defenses of the Confederacy and Confederate monuments.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/29/pastor-john-eidsmoe-lutheran-lutheran-church-missouri-synod-neo-confederate