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:
- ...a midlife crisis means switching from the old hymnbook to the new one.15 up, 12 down
- ...you don't know what was sooo funny about dat movie "Fargo" then.9 up, 7 down
- ...the only open pew is up front, so you volunteer to shovel the sidewalk.10 up, 8 down
- ...Ole and Lena are really the names of your relatives.9 up, 7 down
- ...when someone mentions red and green (in terms of Christmas), you immediately think of a battle over hymnals.12 up, 11 down
- ...rather than introducing yourself to a visitor at church, you check their name out in the guestbook.10 up, 9 down
- ...the pastor skips the last hymn to make sure church lasts exactly 60 minutes.9 up, 8 down
- ...the church is on fire, and you rush in to save the coffee pot.12 up, 11 down
- ...you have more than three friends whose first names have the letter "j" as the second letter.10 up, 9 down
- ...you think hotdish is one of the major food groups.10 up, 9 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 have your wedding reception in the fellowship hall and feel guilty about not staying to help clean up.14 up, 14 down
- ...you think a meeting isn't legitimate unless it's at least three hours long.9 up, 9 down
- ...you know what a Lutheran Church Basement Woman is.10 up, 10 down
- ...you give a party and don't tell anyone where it is.9 up, 9 down
- ...you don't make eye contact when passing someone in the hall because you think it's impolite.12 up, 13 down
- ...peas in your tuna noodle hotdish add too much color.11 up, 12 down
- ...during communion you hum the hymns so you can see who's at church that Sunday.9 up, 11 down
- ...you think butter is a spice.14 up, 16 down
- ...you think Garrison Keillor's stories are totally factual.11 up, 14 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.14 up, 17 down
- ...you have more than five flavors of Jell-O in your pantry.8 up, 11 down
- ...you know what a "dead spread" is.9 up, 12 down
- ...during the entire service you hold your hymnal open but never look down at it.6 up, 10 down
- ...you forget to put water in the baptismal font but never forget to put water in the coffee pot.6 up, 12 down
- ...you only serve Jell-O in the proper liturgical colour for the season.5 up, 13 down
- ...your dad's name is Luther N., your brother is Luther Hahn and you are Lew Theran.6 up, 14 down
- ...you make spaghetti at your house with the little macaroni noodles because they're not so messy then.4 up, 14 down
- ...your choir believes volume is a fair substitute for tonality.3 up, 14 down
- ...you make change in the offering plate for a ten.4 up, 15 down
- ...you talk to someone else and look at their shoes first.5 up, 16 down
- ...you didn't know chow mein noodles were a Chinese food.4 up, 16 down
