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To: utahagen
Amen. I have a number of MO Synod Lutheran friends. To a person, they are just wonderful God-fearing people who stand for Life and The Family as God created us to be.

I, myself, am not Lutheran (former Presbyterian turned Baptist) but genuine believers may be found in many "fundamentalist" denominations.

These disenfranchised ELCA folk, who feel comfortable with the "liturgical tradition" of the Lutheran Church, would be most welcomed by their MO Synod brothers and sisters.

31 posted on 08/22/2009 6:09:05 PM PDT by zerosix (native sunflower)
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To: zerosix

“These disenfranchised ELCA folk, who feel comfortable with the “liturgical tradition” of the Lutheran Church,would be most welcomed by their LCMS brothers and sisters.”

Uh...I hate to tell you, but a great number of LCMS churches now have adopted the worship of Pentecostals, complete with praise bands and rock ditties. They are usually headed by older pastors with comb-overs who consider themselves “groovy” and are in a ‘70s time warp. The latest edition of “The Lutheran Service Book,” the official hymnal, does have some fine traditional music, but these churches prefer flashing the words to “Shine, Jesus, Shine” on the giant screens instead of actually teaching a meaningful Lutheran liturgy to the next generation.
If you can find a traditional, liturgical LCMS congregation, you have found a pearl of great worth in an increasingly arid field.


43 posted on 08/22/2009 6:36:40 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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