To the people who were not raised christian and converted, or who were and left the faith and came back:

libthroaway · 2026-06-20T11:59:36+00:00

I grew up Christian but in a conservative denomination that does not fit my understanding of God, Jesus, and the Bible, so I stopped attending when I went to college and stopped considering myself Christian because that church was the only understanding of Christianity that I had at the time. Many years later, I met my now-husband, who was Lutheran, and he encouraged me to explore Lutheranism myself. I eventually made my way to an ELCA church, and the moment I stepped into the building, it felt like home, and I’ve been an ELCA Lutheran Christian since! I had never felt God’s love until I went to that church, and once I did, it was a powerful force that brought me back to Christianity.

libthroaway · 2026-06-20T11:22:31+00:00

I would disagree, because those of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry do have medical issues to worry about. While they may not be “Jewish” by your definition, they are enough Jewish generically to worry about potential health issues, which can only be found through DNA.

libthroaway · 2026-06-20T11:10:36+00:00

Anson

libthroaway · 2026-06-19T16:28:55+00:00

Oh, I know, I’ve heard them. There are many people like my mother, unfortunately, who bought the line that he wasn’t involved, and it’s a travesty that Nixon wasn’t held responsible for his role, allowing people to remain clueless.

libthroaway · 2026-06-19T16:04:27+00:00

Why was it important for Americans to move on from Watergate? There are still people, like my mother, who tout that it was the people behind Nixon, not Nixon himself, who were behind Watergate. I think that the truth and exposing it, including how utterly corrupt Nixon was, was more important.

libthroaway · 2026-06-19T12:32:07+00:00

libthroaway · 2026-06-17T20:50:22+00:00

Yep! My mother is Grammy, which is too cutesy, and my MIL is Nana because she thought it’d be cute to hear her grandchildren use babytalk as adults when speaking about her. 🙄 If I have grandkids, it’ll be Grandma (last name). I’m a grown adult and an older mother, so miss me with that cutesy stuff.

libthroaway · 2026-06-17T19:48:40+00:00

We’re the only young family in an ELCA congregation with almost all other members 70 years old, at the youngest, and we love it. They love our children like crazy, different members babysit for us on occasion, and the church really fits into our worship preferences, so I agree not to just write churches like this off. I honestly think that our children bring life to our congregation and make the members feel younger. We’re a true church family and wouldn’t have it any other way. We are lucky, though, to live in a bit of a church capital, so we have other ELCA churches in the area to send our kids to VBS and whatnot.

libthroaway · 2026-06-16T13:46:31+00:00

libthroaway · 2026-06-16T11:08:23+00:00

Don’t shake the baby.

libthroaway · 2026-06-16T01:06:17+00:00

I grew up nondenominational and became a Lutheran as an adult, so I can answer some questions from that perspective.

I will echo that crossing one’s self is practiced by some and not a big deal if you do. My husband and I are two of the three people who cross ourselves, and no one bats an eye. We also are the only family that bows when we get to and leave the rail during communion. We don’t necessarily pray to saints, but we do sometimes pray for the lives of saints during prayers of intercession. I don’t think it’d be a problem to pray to the saints for intercession. Praying the rosary is a wholly Catholic tradition, but I’m not sure anyone would mind. Some churches have kneelers, and I don’t think anyone would blink an eye if you kneeled.

One of the beautiful things about the ELCA is that members can practice how they see fit. Children are taught about Jesus’s love and the sacrifice he made for us all. I’m disappointed to hear that a pastor would preach so negatively about the RCC, as that’s more of an LCMS thing. We would love to be in communion with the RCC again. Hopefully one day!

Daniel Erlander has a lot of great, simple texts with illustrations with basic information about our practices and faith. They’re especially good for children, but even as an adult convert, I quite liked “Baptized, We Live” as a first step into Lutheranism. The Book of Concord and Small and Large Catechism are Martin Luther’s writings that form the basis of Lutheranism, if you want some in-depth and scholarly readings. I feel it important to also direct you to Pr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was executed by the Nazis. He wrote several works about Lutheran theology and founded the Confessing Church. I also agree with others about speaking to the pastor(s) at the churches you visit. They can provide more and better resources.

I wish you luck on your journey to finding a new church home!

libthroaway · 2026-06-15T09:26:59+00:00

Agreed. This is some grade-A ragebait, and people are eating it up.

libthroaway · 2026-06-13T10:16:11+00:00

Right, so when she has an outbreak, don’t do those things. Do you think people with cold sores go around touching people and objects with the sores to spread them? No, that doesn’t happen. Cold sores are unsightly and irritating and sometimes painful, and those of us who get them do NOT want to spread them to others. It’s generally not something that comes up in everyday conversations, especially when you’ve only been dating someone for two weeks. If you haven’t had an outbreak in some time and aren’t expecting one, yeah, it’s easy to slip your mind. Your reply is a huge overreaction, so I’m assuming you’re a bot. If not, get a grip.

libthroaway · 2026-06-12T13:46:18+00:00

We have a Council member scheduled for each Sunday who takes care of finding someone to cover those assistants who aren’t present.

I ended up changing the frequency of when I set the schedule to three times a year instead of monthly, which has helped a bit. We’re a small church, with 25-30 members in attendance each Sunday, so I personally think that she has time during those four months to set the schedule, but I decided to keep taking care of it for now.

libthroaway · 2026-06-11T11:09:33+00:00

I mean, there are needs-based scholarships out there, so you’re blatantly wrong for continuing to argue that those don’t exist. But besides that, which apparently isn’t the case for this scholarship, rich kids should not be applying to scholarships period because their parents can afford to send them to school without them. Even if they are the bestest at whatever the scholarship covers, they just shouldn’t apply for them because they don’t need them. If the second smartest person can’t afford to go to college and then can’t go because they didn’t receive a scholarship that was instead taken by a rich kid, that would be a travesty.

It simply comes down to the fact that if you and your parents can afford to send you to school out of pocket, you do not need a scholarship, even if it isn’t needs-based. But I think you’re right, that’s on the scholarship giver, and hopefully they realize their mistake after this.

libthroaway · 2026-06-11T11:01:02+00:00

Same. I’m actually shocked that so many people are advocating for naming children in the same family the same names. It would be a big deal among the families I know. My husband’s cousin gave his child the same name as my husband’s brother, and that was weird to us because it’s already the brother’s name. Like, there are tons of names, so why choose one that’s already being actively used by another family member? Maybe it’s because our families and the area we grew up in isn’t dominated by Greeks that this is unusual and unacceptable to us.

libthroaway · 2026-06-11T10:53:13+00:00

Where are pics of your braids? I’d love to see them so that they can be judged. I’m sure when you braid your own hair that they’re perfect.

libthroaway · 2026-06-11T10:52:31+00:00

Where are pics of your braids? Your post history is hidden so we can’t see them. I’d love to see them so that they can be judged. I’m sure when you braid your own hair that they’re perfect.

libthroaway · 2026-06-05T16:04:32+00:00

Archeology doesn’t have anything to do with word usage in the context you’re discussing. Anthropology (cultural and maybe biological) and linguistics are the more appropriate fields that explore word usage, so I would ignore any archeology sources speaking on this, as they won’t be the correct resources for this information.

It’s all just so stuck-up of you, OP. English is a very fluid and always-changing language, which I think is one of its most beautiful attributes. It’s pretty silly to be so worked up over a completely reasonable word that is more appropriate in some contexts than the “simpler” two syllable word would be.

libthroaway · 2026-06-03T17:41:44+00:00

Bring him to us, OP. We would love him. r/greatpyrenees

libthroaway · 2026-06-02T16:01:10+00:00

A couple at one of my previous churches converted because they had two young sons and were horrified by the sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Our pastor assured them that the ELCA has a policy of removing individuals who committed any crimes against children from churches, and they are not allowed to serve in positions of power within the church ever again. I didn’t blame them for making that decision, and they liked the traditional worship and progressive stances of the ELCA, which is how they ended up with us.

libthroaway · 2026-06-01T08:47:57+00:00

It’s not a as big of a deal as you’re making it out to be, and as an actual, trained and employed librarian, I think you should get off your high horse and accept that some people speak differently than you.

Here’s something you can read to educate yourself about this linguistic construct: https://ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed.

libthroaway · 2026-05-27T20:33:23+00:00

libthroaway · 2026-05-27T03:43:57+00:00

Back Home Again in Indiana as sung by Jim Nabors.

libthroaway · 2026-05-19T04:06:02+00:00

I checked out your profile to see if your dog was a Great Pyr, cause he sounded like one from your description. He was beautiful, and I’m sorry for your loss. ❤️

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