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    Being Christian in the ELCA

    At the end of the day, the question I ask is: would Jesus be ok with this? "Christian" is a man-made term but it implies no divisions. I guess a more appropriate term would be "follower in Christ". Jesus encouraged everyone to be united as one body and discouraged division. I'll follow His...
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    Being Christian in the ELCA

    Jeez, how many Lutheran sub-denominations are there? I recently learned that an LCMC "denomination" exists and they position themselves between the ELCA and LCMS. Is the NALC similar to the LCMC? It blows my mind how there are disagreements within the Lutheran community. Some Lutherans...
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    Being Christian in the ELCA

    Hi, I'm new here. I grew up in the ELCA. Not by choice, though. My dad disliked the Catholic Church and made the whole family go to a Lutheran- ELCA Church. As I grew older, I did go to many Catholic masses (my mom is Catholic and my wife is also Catholic) and I felt like I disagreed with...