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(03-27-2016, 07:14 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: My wife is agnostic, but she likes the ritual and traditions. The nice thing is that the way the ELCA has been going lately is they welcome all to their services. They don't try to actively convert you, they don't say they are responsible for your faith. They are responsible for what you hear when you are there. We have several people that attend regularly that are not believers but they like the message, the community, and the ritual.

I actually spoke in a Lutheran Church once on Christmas, which was quite an honor, but had not heard of the ELCA, which per its website is, "one of the largest Christian denominations in the US."

While I am appreciative of you shining a light on a denomination I was unaware of, I wonder if they are in for a name change... If they aren't trying to actively convert can they call themselves "evangelical?" I suppose they can say they are evangelizing by example and not by coercive action but it is kind of interesting...

I have met many folks like your wife - who like the ritual and tradition (some will even say "pageantry" in some churches) - and I am wired very differently.