A kindergarten teacher gave her class a "show and tell" assignment.
Each student was instructed to bring in an object that represented their religion to share with the class.
The first student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is a Star of David."
The second student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Mary. I'm a Catholic and this is a Rosary."
The third student got in up front of the class and said, "My name is Tommy. I am Lutheran and this is a casserole."
The forth student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Mohammad. I'm a Muslim and this is the head of an infidel."
Let me guess: a variation from Prairie Home Companion, and that sleazy leftist, Garrison Keillor?
Jew: Star of David - legitimate artifact of a sort.
Catholic: A Rosary - legitimate artifact of a sort.
Lutheran: A casserole. That’s so funny... not.
I attended a “non-denom” school for six years that was Anabaptist in all but name.
I was one of exactly three Lutherans - and we were the butt of jokes from not only classmates but weekly Chapel guest preachers and speakers.
In the ultra-orthodox environs of my Lutheran childhood, we left the casseroles in the Parish Hall dining area.
It would have been Christian Dogmatics or The Book of Concord or Luther’s Works - or better yet, The Bible.