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    Does Your Church Have a Hymn Board

    We have a board listed with the hymn numbers. As well as a bulletin with the order of worship taken from the hymnal. So all we really use the physical copies of the hymnal for are the hymns themselves, as well as those who want to follow along when there is a baptism, confirmation, etc.
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    A Few Questions

    Our church has a nursery/cry room right behind the sanctuary with a large window and speaker. Previously parents could take their children there if they got unruly and loud and not miss any of the service, it just made a crying screaming child not be in the middle of the sanctuary. Now we have...
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    A Few Questions

    Yes If both of you are already baptized Christians than you would most likely go through some sort of catechism classes. Exactly what is covered, how extensive, and how long it is varies by individual church. But it should be centered around the small catechism (you can find as a sticky here...
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    Homosexuals and Ordination

    Homosexuality is a sin just as any other. And we are all sinners. If a man understands the biblical teachings on the practice and conducts himself accordingly I wouldn't hold it against him any more than any other sinful inclination. If he does not, well I wouldn't think someone who is picking...
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    What would I have to accept?

    Often easier said than done for the little things people just come to expect.
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    To become Lutheran is there some sort of RCIA class like Catholics?

    As said, different individual churches will do it slightly differently. But I don't personally know of any that don't do some form of class. At my church the Pastor does a, adult class that lasts 8-10 weeks, with each class lasting somewhere around an hour depending on questions and what not...
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    church attire

    In a way to, I think it's a societal change in the way we dress and the way we view others manor of dress.
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    church attire

    Some wear suits, some come in a t shirt and shorts in summer, but most are somewhere in the middle in more business casual type attire. Button down shirt, polo, sport/camp shirt, some hawaiian shirts in the mix, usually with slacks. Women are about the same mix for their styles of dress. I...
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    Blessing children with baptism during communion?

    Allowing children to come up with their parents to receive a blessing while the confirmed receive communion is normal, at least to my knowledge. But what you describe, unless there is a misunderstanding, is quite strange indeed. If he is baptizing/"rebaptizing" during this I would say he is in...
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    How do Lutherans view Jehovah Witnesses?

    He was mistaken. I was already starting to get slightly annoyed that they were standing in my breezeway arguing their point that they weren't soliciting as they weren't selling anything :doh: Tossing out an amendment, and the wrong one at that, was icing on the cake. Especially when it's an...
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    Re-baptized?

    So then it's your position that an adult who comes to faith but dies driving to his or her baptism is still not saved? Because they never had the chance to actually be baptized? :doh: As Rev said, the Lutheran teaching on this is clear. Baptism is necessary but not absolutely necessary.
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    How do Lutherans view Jehovah Witnesses?

    Knocking on doors. I hate folks knocking on doors. I am usually more than happy to discus such things, but few things grate me like folks knocking on my door and informing me I am presently damned to hell, and if I'd like to fix that. It rubs me the wrong way, and I can't think of a single...
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    Speaking in tongues

    We're not closed minded at all. To a biblical gift of tongues. When you don't speak someone's language, and they don't speak yours, but they still understand the gospel THAT is the gift of tongues. You provided your own example of a biblical example with the African woman you mentioned. But...
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    Speaking in tongues

    You may want to try taking some of your own advice there. Many Christians also feel abortion is fine, there is salvation outside of the church, and other perversions of scripture to justify their personal beliefs.
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    Speaking in tongues

    Speaking in tongues was Gods way of ensuring all could hear the word. You don't need God to speak gibberish no one can understand.
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    Re-baptized?

    If a Christian baptism was performed, it doesn't need to be done again. And quiet frankly, shouldn't as doing so would make it about us and not about God. Now, for those who aren't sure if their baptism was done properly, or who were never baptized or were baptized outside of a Christian...
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    New Lutheran in Progress

    Congratulations!
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    Do Lutherans fast?

    Some do, some don't. It is a personal choice.
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    voting democratic... not christian?

    Agreed! I might feel a strong urge to explain to them why his positions don't jive, but voting for Obama certainly doesn't make one not a Christian.
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    I know people can be petty but wow...

    I'm so sorry to hear this. Along the lines of what Rev said earlier, a year as VP and a year as Pres has made me weary of just how petty some supposedly good people can be. It's always a small group who has nothing better to do than complain about everything but never ONCE has a solution to...