You know you might be Lutheran if...
- Added by webchilly, November 11, 2008 at 1:39am.
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Top 10 Reasons You know you might be Lutheran:
- ...you think hotdish is one of the major food groups.8 up, 5 down
- ...the only open pew is up front, so you volunteer to shovel the sidewalk.7 up, 5 down
- ...in response to someone jumping up and shouting "Praise the Lord!", you politely remind him or her that we don't do that around here.9 up, 8 down
- ...you give a party and don't tell anyone where it is.6 up, 6 down
- ...rather than introducing yourself to a visitor at church, you check their name out in the guestbook.5 up, 6 down
- ...you have your wedding reception in the fellowship hall and feel guilty about not staying to help clean up.6 up, 7 down
- ...a midlife crisis means switching from the old hymnbook to the new one.6 up, 7 down
- ...the pastor skips the last hymn to make sure church lasts exactly 60 minutes.4 up, 5 down
- ...you have more than three friends whose first names have the letter "j" as the second letter.6 up, 7 down
- ...you don't make eye contact when passing someone in the hall because you think it's impolite.5 up, 7 down
More about "lutheran"
latheran is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Roman Catholic Church launched the Protestant Reformation and, though it was not his original intention, left Western Christianity divided.[1][+] Post a Comment | toggle meta
More reasons You know you might be Lutheran
- ...you don't know what was sooo funny about dat movie "Fargo" then.4 up, 6 down
- ...the church is on fire, and you rush in to save the coffee pot.4 up, 6 down
- ...Ole and Lena are really the names of your relatives.3 up, 5 down
- ...you know what a Lutheran Church Basement Woman is.6 up, 8 down
- ...when someone mentions red and green (in terms of Christmas), you immediately think of a battle over hymnals.4 up, 7 down
- ...during communion you hum the hymns so you can see who's at church that Sunday.5 up, 8 down
- ...you forget to put water in the baptismal font but never forget to put water in the coffee pot.4 up, 7 down
- ...you make spaghetti at your house with the little macaroni noodles because they're not so messy then.3 up, 6 down
- ...you think a meeting isn't legitimate unless it's at least three hours long.4 up, 7 down
- ...peas in your tuna noodle hotdish add too much color.4 up, 7 down
- ...you have more than five flavors of Jell-O in your pantry.4 up, 7 down
- ...you only serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical colour for the season.3 up, 7 down
- ...you think Garrison Keillor's stories are totally factual.4 up, 8 down
- ...you make change in the offering plate for a ten.4 up, 8 down
- ...you know what a "dead spread" is.4 up, 8 down
- ...you talk to someone else and look at their shoes first.4 up, 8 down
- ...your dad's name is Luther N., your brother is Luther Hahn and you are Lew Theran.2 up, 7 down
- ...during the entire service you hold your hymnal open but never look down at it.2 up, 8 down
- ...you think butter is a spice.5 up, 12 down
- ...you didn't know chow mein noodles were a Chinese food.2 up, 10 down
- ...your choir believes volume is a fair substitute for tonality.1 up, 9 down
